SPUR (Southwestern Pennsylvania Urban Revitalization)
The Southwestern Pennsylvania Urban Revitalization (SPUR) grant initiative is a collaborative project between several local organizations uniting to provide academic training and entrepreneurial assistance to urban and inner-suburban areas.
Is the SPUR grant initiative training for me?
This training is ideal for individuals interested in health care and renewable energy related fields trying to re-enter the workforce, enhance existing education, or to gain a promotion by distinguishing themselves from the pack or wanting to develop a new trade. This federally funded training includes tuition, required books and program specific uniforms / equipment.
Training Opportunities
Training is offered in the following Associate Degree programs such as:
ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS:
- Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
- Health Information Technology
- Medical Laboratory Technician
- Nursing LPN to RN
- Nuclear Medicine Technologist
- Radiation Therapy Technologist
- Radiological Technologist
- Operating Room Nurse Certificate (only current RNs)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Certificate (only for those with a Radiology, Radiation Therapist, or Nuclear Medicine Technologist degree or work experience)
- Surgical Technician
- Health Information Technology Certificate with COMPITIA/HIT 001 Certification Test
ENERGY PROGRAMS:
- Automotive Technology- Associate of Science Degree
- Welding- Certificate Associate of Science Degree
- Welding Courses: With Industry or Military Experience
| WLD-222 - Pipe Welding 1 Basic (3 credits) WLD-223 - Pipe Welding 2 Advanced (3 credits) WLD-224 - Pipe Welding 3 - Downhill (3 credits) |
- HVAC
- Biotechnology
- Bio-Remediation Certificate
- LEEDS Prep for Certification
- Geographic Information Systems (2 credits) combined with Natural Gas Industry Terminology
- Mechatronics Non Credit Program
- Renewable Energy Non Credit Program
Perspective students should:
- have previous work experience within the field of interest;
- be highly self-motivated;
- be career driven.
Qualifying for the grant
For more information, including how to qualify:
- Contact Shelby Smith at 412.392.6468
Once deemed qualified, students will complete an application for their program of interest.
When will I know if I have been accepted?
A representative of your identified program of interest will notify you via phone or email of your acceptance. This will mean you have been officially enrolled in CCAC.
SPUR Partnerships
SPUR partnerships include CCAC, the Hill Community Development Corporation and the Hill House Association. These organizations have partnered to develop a skilled, local workforce which in turn helps create a qualified employee candidate pool and strengthens the region’s economy by increasing company migration to the area resulting in a lower unemployment rate.
Over the course of two years the grant will connect southwestern Pennsylvania residents of underserved communities to CCAC’s energy, health care and various trades training programs. The offered training programs prepare students to compete within the area’s fastest growing industries: health care, the trades and renewable energy. Health care and renewable energy industries’ occupational growth rates are projected to increase by 22.5% and 19%, respectively, throughout 2008–2018.*
Contact Information
Shelby Smith
SPUR Intake Coordinator
412.392.6468 / 724.325.6681
This workforce solution was funded by a grant awarded by the US Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration. Training is provided in partnership with the Hill House Association and the Hill CDC.
*Source: Healthcare, Bureau of Labor Stats, DOE and independent studies, Renewable Energy, O*NET ONLINE, search keywords: “clean energy”