ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A city-run program to help people in Albuquerque get job training is celebrating some big milestones since they began in 2020. 'Job Training Albuquerque' (JTA) is a partnership with Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) to give the city's workforce a boost, and help small businesses. Story continues below Trending: O’Niell’s owners speak out on what caused Nob Hill location closure Crime: Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office search for stolen generator NM News: NMSU approves $600K annual salary for incoming president Valerio Ferme JTA is funded by the city and has already enrolled more than 2,000 employees across the city. "We have over 150 different programs for folks ranging from construction to restaurant trainings, service aid certification, early childhood development, marketing, H.R.," said Sara Mannal, Community Outreach Manager with the city's Economic Development Department, "It really runs the gamut; you name it, you can find it." JTA began in 2020, with a mission to help small businesses—defined as having 500 employees or less—and educate the city's workforce. "Currently, we've had over 2,000 employees participate in the program; that's across 300 small businesses in the community," Mannal said. One of those employees is Maggie Smith, an operations business analyst at Sandia Area Federal Credit Union."I took my project management course in November," Smith said. She said the course has already helped in her job, giving her the skills to run projects more efficiently and allowing her to work with other departments in the credit union. "It has shown me where my passion really is when it comes to projects. Focusing on the, kind of like the task management side of things, not so much involved in the project," Smith said. Jack Rudd, the vice president of the credit union's Member Contact Center, said the company got started with JTA two years ago; and in that time, have sent roughly 25 employees through training courses. "We've had a lot of opportunities for advancement here in the credit union and a lot of that is due to these courses as they learn more and gain their skills," Rudd said. "Anytime you invest in your people, you get exponential return from them. When they know your company is invested in them and their growth and their development, they return that 100 fold," Rudd said. The city said the program bears out that sort of success across the local economy: the Economic Development Department said those who completed the training saw a 25% increase in wages—adding $50 million in earning power to the economy. And: "the businesses that have participated in the program have reported adding 1,100 jobs to our economy since its inception," Mannal said. This year, the program added hospitality training and a course on how to manage federal grants.