South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard spoke at the recognition ceremony on Friday for about thirty high school students finishing up a manufacturing academy and certified nursing assistant institute at RTEC in Yankton.

He said he wanted to highlight the importance of students exploring their future career options…

 

The state labor department helped with the costs of the program.

Daugaard says it partly because of the ongoing workforce shortages across the state…

 

Daugaard says they want to help businesses find the workers they need…