
This is one in a series of articles featured in a special tabloid produced for the by the .
In addition to creating thousands of jobs, the University of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Innovation Initiative (HI²) is also expected to develop the workers to fill many of the new positions, through UH’s seven community colleges.
The U.S. Department of Labor awarded a $24.6 million grant in 2011—the largest of its kind in the nation—to the .
The workforce development grant, known as , targets three key growth sectors that are aligned with important UH research: agriculture, health and sustainable energy. The grant will help the community colleges to update the skills of workers. Several UH community colleges received a $12.7 million grant as part of the second round of funding in 2012.
Read more about how the UH Community Colleges are training Âé¶¹´«Ã½’s workforce for future jobs that will be created by the UH Innovation Initiative in the article by Kyle Galdeira.
