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Montana Launches Training Program to Combat Broadband Workforce Shortage

1/16/2025

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Montana is taking bold steps to tackle its workforce shortage in high-speed broadband installation with a new training program set to launch this fall. With nearly a billion dollars earmarked for broadband expansion, community colleges like Highlands College will offer fast-track certifications, empowering a new generation of skilled workers to strengthen the state's digital infrastructure over the next four years.

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Montana is taking bold steps to tackle its workforce shortage in high-speed broadband installation with a new training program set to launch this fall. With nearly a billion dollars earmarked for broadband expansion, community colleges like Highlands College will offer fast-track certifications, empowering a new generation of skilled workers to strengthen the state's digital infrastructure over the next four years.