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title: Join us for a discussion about the Alfond Workforce Scholarship
description: Join us for a free webinar on the Alfond Workforce Scholarship.
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[](https://www.mccs.me.edu/workforce-training/remote-work-for-me/)Alfond workforce scholarships
# Give your employees a free ride to new skills
Your employees can earn college credit at half the cost through the Alfond Workforce Scholarship.
This session walks employers and employees through how the scholarship works, how it's different from Compact funding, and how you can offer it as a benefit that helps your team grow while you grow your business.
**Please forward this invitation to your HR team, supervisors, and staff.** Anyone who wants to understand this benefit, whether to offer it or use it, is welcome to attend.
**Join us for a free webinar on the Alfond Workforce Scholarship**
# Tuesday, August 25 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM on ZOOM
## Why this matters for your business
A skilled, motivated workforce doesn't happen by accident. The Alfond Workforce Scholarship gives your employees a direct path to college credit and career advancement, and gives you a recruitment and retention tool that costs your organization nothing to offer.
## What you'll learn
- How the scholarship works and what it covers
- How it's different from, and works alongside, your Compact funding
- What role you play as an employer
- How billing, applications, and coordination actually happen
- How to share this opportunity with your team
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[](https://alfondcenter.mccs.me.edu/?hsLang=en)
The Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce coordinates all short-term workforce training programs for Maine’s community colleges and works closely with business and industry leaders statewide. Launched in 2021, the Alfond Center served over 60,000 Mainers. A historic gift of $75.5 million, a five-and-a-half-year initiative, will enable the Center to train an additional 70,505 Mainers by 2030, significantly impacting Maine's workforce and economy through strategic private and public partnerships.
[mailto:alfondcenter@mccs.me.edu](mailto:alfondcenter@mccs.me.edu)
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