Twenty-five Weslaco residents will receive free training to become patient care technicians under a $117,000 partnership aimed at easing the Rio Grande Valley’s health care workforce shortage.
The Weslaco Economic Development Corp. is contributing $58,500, matched by an equal High Demand Job Training grant from the Texas Workforce Commission administered through Workforce Solutions Lower Rio Grande Valley. Texas Southmost College will provide the instruction.
The money covers tuition and fees for participants, along with program administration, eligibility review and recruitment.
Officials will present the grant at 10 a.m. Friday at Weslaco City Hall, 255 S. Kansas Ave.
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