Kohler, M & F Gauge Partner with Ranger College for $1.4 Million Job-Training Grant

Kohler Co. and M&F Gauge and Specialty Co. Inc. have partnered with Ranger College to provide customized training for new and incumbent employees using a $1,358,496 Skills Development Fund grant from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). An additional $100,000 grant was also awarded to Ranger College by the Brownwood Economic Development Corporation for supplemental training and to leverage the Skills Development Fund grant. Texas State Technical College (TSTC) in Brownwood will also provide some portions of the training.

The grant will be used to provide custom training to 975 new and incumbent workers with business-and-industry focused instruction, to include general electrical, basic computer skills, workplace safety, and site specific manufacturing process training.

From the program’s inception in 1996 through 2014, Skills Development Fund grants have created or upgraded more than 316,000 jobs throughout Texas. The grants have assisted 4,074 employers with their customized training needs.

- Texas WorkForce Commission Press Release

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Ranger College’s main campus is located in Ranger, Texas in Eastland County, with busy satellite campuses in Brown County and Erath County. Ranger College is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).