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Rural Minnesota CEP Receives $3.8 Million Grant for Education and Training of Young Adults With Disabilities
Sep 20 2024The Rural Minnesota Concentrated Employment Program (CEP) is proud to receive $3.8 million from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) to support young adults ages 14-24 with disabilities. These funds will be used to help recipients complete their post-secondary education and transition into the workforce.“This grant can...
Language Access Plan 2024
Aug 28 2024The purpose of this plan is to document the policies and procedures related to providing language access to individuals with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) while accessing services and information at Rural Minnesota CEP, Inc. RMCEP serves a 19-county area including Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard,...
Members of the Regional Workforce Alliance had a special guest at their July meeting. James Vukelich Kaagegaabaw, author, speaker, and digital creator, met with attendees to talk about lessons from his new book, The Seven Generations and The Seven Grandfather Teachings.Vukelich Kaagegaabaw attended the meeting as part of the diversity,...
Pathways to Prosperity: The Next Step Provides Education Funding for Residents With Foreign Degrees
May 24 2024The Rural Minnesota Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (RMCEP) is currently accepting applications for education funding to support residents who moved to Minnesota from abroad and struggled to transfer their degrees and certificates. If you moved to the United States and discovered you couldn’t work in your chosen field because your...
Apply Now: $500,000 for Individuals Who Want training in IT, Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Trades
May 15 2024The Rural Minnesota Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (RMCEP) was recently awarded $500,000 through Governor Tim Walz’s Drive for Five initiative. The goal of this program is to fill in-demand positions in technology, trades, manufacturing, and education. RMCEP will help individuals finance their education and training, along with funding supporting services,...
For more than 50 years the Rural Minnesota Concentrated Employment Program (RMCEP) has provided free career training and development resources to adults and youth. In Spring 2024, RMCEP partnered with motivational speaker Ben Rudrud to spread the message about its free programs and grants across 15 schools, reaching 3,425 students.“We...
Throughout October and November of last year, Rural Minnesota CEP held a Legislative Open House event at each of our CareerForce locations. Each Center had a similar event to showcase what we do to help with grants and funding. We invited many local legislators, community leaders, staff, and several individuals...