Fast Track Work Program Could Change

The Fast Track Workforce Development Grant program covers college tuition for eligible Missourians 25 years or older seeking a certificate, degree, or industry-recognized credential in a high-demand demand. A Missouri Senate committee is considering whether to change Fast Track to help more residents skill up. The bill, offered by Senator Lincoln Hough (huff) of the Springfield area, would broaden the program to include apprenticeships and would repeal the provision to terminate the program later this year. Zora Mulligan, the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development Commissioner says Missouri is third in the country in the number of apprenticeships and she wants that number to grow…