Created: February 24, 2021 05:28 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. A new citywide initiative that started in 2020 has helped more than 30 companies, according to the city of Albuquerque’s economic development director. So JTA, or Job Training Albuquerque, is a partnership between the city of Albuquerque, Central New Mexico Community College and CNM Ingenuity, but put simply it s a job creation program intended to help match labor pool skills with the needs of employers,” said Synthia Jaramillo, economic development director.
The program aims to help small businesses by offering their current staff free online training through CNM. So participating employees, existing employees, have the opportunity to earn college credit through most trainings that they complete as a result of this program. And for employers, the goal is to facilitate their growth in a way that s cost-effective,” Jaramillo said.