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Train Your Team

Going PRO Talent Fund

  • The Going PRO Talent Fund provides monetary awards to employers to assist in training, developing and retaining current and newly-hired employees.
  • Training funded by the Talent Fund must be short-term and fill a demonstrated talent need experienced by the employer.
  • Training must lead to a credential for a skill that is transferable and recognized by industry.

Since the program began in 2014, 6,016 awards have been granted throughout the state, averaging $36,149 per award. At least $1.3 million went to around 25 businesses in the U.P. in the first quarter of 2023.