Gloucester High is the beneficiary of nearly $1 million in grants from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to provide a lift to two of its Career and Vocational Technical Education programs as part of a wider $16 million in statewide awards to support training and job opportunities in the clean energy and climate tech sector.
Gloucester High was awarded two grants in the area of critical workforce training, equipment, and infrastructure totaling nearly $947,000, according to an announcement by the Healey-Driscoll administration.
One grant for $670,684 will update the school’s building envelope, install electric vehicle (EV) training equipment, and update computers and compressors to modernize the existing Automotive Technology and Advanced Manufacturing programs, the MassCEC said.
Another $275,996 grant to the career vocational technical education (CVTE) workforce development program will modernize and expand existing Chapter 74 programs in auto tech and advanced manufacturing through curriculum development and the addition of work readiness curriculum, a news release indicates.