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As 2024 draws to a close, we at Accelerate Montana take immense pride in reflecting on a year filled with meaningful achievements....

Discover how to bring workforce training directly to communities across the state with our "Taking Workforce Training Programs Mobile in Montana" toolkit. This practical guide offers Montana-based training organizations the tools and best practices needed to design and implement mobile training programs, ensuring accessibility and adaptability for rural and underserved areas. What You’ll Find Inside: Key strategies for developing mobile training programs. Solutions to overcom

Accelerate Montana's Job Site Ready program is honored to be recognized as a DEWALT Grow the Trades Grant recipient for its efforts to...

This month, we are excited to feature Job Site Ready graduate Michelle Cura and learn more about her experiences as a construction trades professional. How did you get started in the construction trades? Michelle: I never really thought I would be involved in any facet of the construction trade. I always considered it a very manly world and very intimidating. My focus was more on carpentry but more so the woodworking and furniture making aspect. I started taking carpentry

The Lowe’s Foundation has selected 10 community-based nonprofits as Gable Grants recipients to enhance their innovative skilled trades training programs. These nonprofits expand the foundation’s roster of grant recipients to 24 organizations offering inclusive and scalable training programs in 25 states nationwide. “Skilled trades built our country. But the rate we’re on, by 2050, there won’t be enough electricians to keep the lights on,” said LaToya Faustin, executive direct

“Right now Construction in Montana is booming and that's going to be going on for quite a long time,” Job Site Ready (JSR) is designed to provide you with essential skills for entry-level positions in the construction industry. The program is divided into two main components. 30 hours of online modules, providing a flexible learning environment that can be tailored to your schedule and pace. 15 hours of practical, onsite training offered at various locations across Montana, i

In the Spring of 2022, Accelerate Montana (AMT) was made aware of a shortage of CAD (Computer-aided Design) drafters and technicians...

Welcome to Accelerate Montana’s Program Spotlight Series. In this series of blog posts, you will meet our team members who lead the various economic and workforce development programs that are the core of Accelerate Montana’s efforts. In this post, we are getting to know Katherine Lechman, the Program Manager of Job Site Ready. The Job Site Ready Rapid Training course offered in partnership with Accelerate Montana is designed to provide training in the critical skills that in

Welcome to Accelerate Montana’s Program Spotlight Series! In this series of blog posts, you will meet our leaders and team members who lead their fields and are subject matter experts in their areas of business and career development and learn more about each program within Accelerate Montana. In this post, we’ll explore Job Site Ready (JSR), Accelerate Montana's entry-level construction micro-credential program. This program is meant to give trainees an introduction to oppor

Governor Greg Gianforte met with students and staff from the Job Site Ready Program and the Jackson Contractor Group at the Missoula...

For people looking to get into the construction industry but don't have the skills, Accelerate Montana offers worksite training for...

It's a race in Montana between "Help Wanted" and "For Sale" signs. We've all seen the huge price spikes in properties under the Big Sky....

MISSOULA – Accelerate Montana announced today that registration for the Job Site Ready entry-level construction micro-credential program...