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Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announces additional 2023 Youth Skills Training grant recipients

August 29, 2023

Due to a new appropriation during the 2023 Legislative Session, five additional partnerships across Minnesota will receive funding to develop and expand programs to offer meaningful career exposure and paid work experience for students 16 years of age and older.
 
The grants are part of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry’s (DLI) Youth Skills Training (YST) program that was signed into law in 2017 with bipartisan support to create and provide employment training for student learners ages 16 and older in high-growth, high-demand occupations.
 
“We are thrilled to continue supporting the development of strong partnerships in Minnesota through the Youth Skills Training program. With years of success to build on, students will continue to learn about different industries and participate in safe, meaningful work experiences,” said Nicole Blissenbach, DLI commissioner. “Thank you to everyone who has supported this program.”
 
YST grants will be awarded to the following five partnerships, which will receive and split $500,000 in funding to be used for programs operating from Oct. 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025. The partnerships will offer safe, meaningful work experience in advanced manufacturing, agriculture, automotive, health care and information technology.

  • Career Solutions – Stearns and Benton counties

  • Minnewaska Area High School

  • North Branch Area High School

  • Princeton Public Schools

  • Windom Area High School

Grants can be used to create programs, recruit students and employers, provide training, transport students and pay for industry-related student certifications. A seventh round of grant applications will open in winter 2023.