Workforce Solutions LRGV receives Skills Development grant

MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Workforce Commission hosted an event on Wednesday to announce the Skills Development Fund grant of $262,944.

The SFD award was presented to Workforce Solutions Lower Rio Grande in partnership with Lone Star National Bank.

This funding will support customized training for 317 employees in critical banking and financial services occupations, according to a release from Workforce Solutions.

"We're always trying to find ways to improve the skills of the individuals here. As we're aware, there's a lot of brain drain. A lot of people live here and go to work in the metro areas, and a lot of times it's because they don't have the opportunities," said the Chief Executive Officer of Workforce Solutions, Francisco Almaraz.

Almaraz believes this training will provide opportunities for employees that will keep them in the Rio Grande Valley.