January 10, 2005: As part of the President’s High Growth Job Training Initiative, The Institute for GIS Studies (IGISS) was awarded a $2 Million grant to train the workers of Tennessee and North Carolina in geospatial technology. >> Read the Press Release Here “The fast-growing geospatial industry offers an array of exciting job opportunities. This investment in geospatial technology training will equip workers with the skills necessary to take advantage of those opportunities.” -Elaine L. Chao United States Secretary of Labor “Providing the highly technical training required of workers in the geospatial field will enable the U.S. workforce to compete in today's global economy. The apprenticeship training, user-focused curricula and distance learning approaches developed through this grant will be a model that can be replicated across the country to train workers in geospatial technologies.” -Emily Stover DeRocco Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training Assistant Secretary of Labor Emily Stover DeRocco and Tennessee Representative Marsha Blackburn presented the Institute for GIS Studies (IGISS) with the $2 Million grant at a press conference on Monday, January 10. >> See Photos from the Press Conference Here Monday, January 17, 2005: $2 Million Grant Goes To Tech Training >> Read the Story from The Tennessean Here March 18, 2005: Informational Press Release >> Read the Press Release Here