Upskilling Program for Small Businesses

• Aimed at locally-owned and managed contractors with short-term training needs for infrastructure projects.

• Training can be conducted in-house, online, or through any provider and must be completed within 3 months.

• Promote employees into higher-skilled occupations.
• Increase employee wages by at least 1% within 90 days of training completion.

Businesses commit involvement with a manageable investment:

• 10% of training cost for businesses with 50 or fewer employees
• 25% for businesses with 51-100 employees
• 50% for businesses with more than 100 employees.

• WSB will cover up to $10,000 per employee/student for training, materials and testing.

*Restrictions Apply

• Fiber Broadband Techs
• Heavy Equipment Operators
• Welders
• Solar Techs
• Water Techs
• Weatherization Techs
• And more!