KILLEEN, Texas (KXXV) — For Killeen residents looking to start or advance their careers, Skillpoint Alliance is bringing a life-changing opportunity to town—free, fast-track training for high-demand trades like plumbing, HVAC, and electrical.
With infrastructure projects booming across Central Texas, Skillpoint CEO Kevin Brackmeyer says the time is right to expand into Killeen, after seeing how many local students were commuting to Austin for training.
“We’ve found that a lot of students are coming from that area and are driving all the way to Austin,” Brackmeyer said. “So we’re trying to do that where we can go out into that community that needs our training, as opposed to them having to drive all the way here to Austin—it’s really just a part of our outreach.”
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