University relocating students at no cost for free job-training program - Riia O'Donnell, Education Dive

A new program offered by the Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (WSU Tech), Kansas' largest technical college, allows individuals to take advantage of training for the aviation and manufacturing industries provided free of charge. The Wichita Promise Move initiative, which began in July, relocates people who live at least 75 miles outside of Wichita and pays for their relocation expenses, providing housing and cost-of-living stipends. Additionally, eligible students receive paid schooling for either aviation sheet metal assembly or process mechanic painter schooling, along with a guaranteed job upon completion and potential sign-on bonuses. With a goal of enrolling 25 Kansas residents and another 25 from 75 miles or more outside the Wichita area in a short-term aviation training program, the initiative has relocated 32 people from 14 states to join with another 18 enrollees preparing to move soon. The students, 75% of whom are from outside Kansas, came from as far as Massachusetts and California. https://www.educationdive.com/news/university-relocating-students-at-no-cost-for-free-job-training-program/540986/