This grant provided funding to Forsyth Technical Community College to construct a skilled-trades building on its campus in Walnut Cove to provide Stokes County residents with local opportunities for curriculum courses and workforce preparation. Golden LEAF support enabled Forsyth Tech to build and equip about 5,000 square feet of usable space for programs in welding, electricity, plumbing, and horticulture. The facility was completed in 2019. Forsyth Tech and Stokes County Schools arranged career pathways for high school students to earn college credit in technical programs offered through the facility. Forsyth Tech also identified and scheduled training classes in the skilled trades to meet the ongoing needs and interests of local business, industry, entrepreneurs and other county residents. Golden LEAF funds were used for construction and to equip the labs.
