Growing Opportunities in Manufacturing through Bilingual Upskilling

This brief documents the experiences of students and teachers of the bilingual training program GOAL (Growing Opportunities in America for Latinos).

About GOAL

GOAL combines English-language instruction with Certified Production Technician (CPT) training to establish career pathways in manufacturing and advance the skills of Indiana’s industrial limited-English proficiency (LEP) labor force.

Participants earn a credential for each CPT assessment module they pass (Safety, Quality Practices and Measurement, Manufacturing Processes and Production, and Maintenance Awareness), and by passing all four, they earn a full CPT certification.

The GOAL program is run by the Labor Institute for Training (LIFT) in Indianapolis, which secured $3.2 million in Department of Labor funding through the TechHire Grant in 2016; a program aimed at growing advanced manufacturing technical skills for residents with limited English proficiency.

This workforce product was funded 100% by the H-1B TechHire Partnership Grant HG-29348-16-60-A-18 from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration in the amount of $3,241,897. The product was created by the recipient and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Labor. The Department of Labor makes no guarantees, warranties, or assurances of any kind, express or implied, with respect to such information, including any information on linked sites and including, but not limited to, accuracy of the information or its completeness, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, continued availability, or ownership. This product is copyrighted by the institution that created it.