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7 <br /> COUNTY-SUPPORTED WORKFORCE INITIATIVES <br /> ■ Back to Work Scholarships <br /> ■ Orange: 248 scholarships awarded to date ($90,000 out of $100,000) <br /> ■ Small Business Center <br /> ■ Ramped up services for Spanish speakers and shifted focus from start-ups <br /> to employee retention and growth <br /> ■ Reached over 1 ,000 attendees in regional small business events <br /> ■ Apprenticeships <br /> ■ 13 companies with 129 apprentices in areas like health care, advanced <br /> manufacturing, life sciences and early childhood <br /> ■ Working at present to bring on 10 additional registered apprenticeship <br /> employer sponsors <br /> ■ Exploring College Sponsor model as way to increase numbers <br /> Fr4qdurhamtech.edu - <br />