FFTA Offers FIRST Operator Certification Program

Grant Money Available for Training

In an effort to aid its members and help offset the cost of the FIRST Operator Certification Program, FTA has found that substantial government grant money for employee training is currently available through many Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) throughout the United States. To date, individual FTA member companies have been approved for more than $40,000 in grants to support workforce training. Every community in all 50 states and the District of Columbia is associated with a local WIB. Grant money is available through most of these agencies that can be used to subsidize up to 100 percent of employee training.