Due to the Tennessee General Assembly having passed a $42.6 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, the ABC Greater Tennessee Chapter has requested $1 million to fund a new trade skills academy, including the land, building, programming, staff and other costs. Once completed, the building will expand the current program by an additional 250 students.
Clay Crownover, president and CEO of the chapter, says: “The demand for persons with trade skills training and certifications in Tennessee is high, with an anticipated need of more than 150,000 workers through December 2022. The Career and Technical Education Training Academy will create new opportunities for students and employees to develop trade skills and grow the regional workforce.”
The academy will open in 2021.
