Los Angeles uses $10.3 mil in stimulus for worker training

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced Tuesday that the city is making $10.3 million in federal stimulus money available for worker-training programs.

The grants will be issued by the Community Development Department. Of

the $10.3 million, $4 million will be used for vocational training for

1,000 workers and $6.3 million will be available to train an estimated

2,000 people for high-wage jobs in healthcare, construction,

transportation and other sectors.

Villaraigosa said the city has received $43.7 million in job-training

funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act so far, and

between $300 million and $400 million in overall stimulus money.

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