workforce development

Report: Closing Skills Gap is Key to Economic Growth in Mass.

Lucas Willard — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:31:22 +0000

A recently released report in Massachusetts analyzed and made recommendations on how to address the growing skills gap in education and workforce.

The report is titled Closing the Massachusetts Skills Gap: Recommendations and Action Steps, and is published by the Commonwealth Corporation, a quasi-public organization within the state’s Executive Office of Labor of Workforce Development.

Patrick-Murray Admin. Announces Millions in Job Training Grants for Mass.

Lucas Willard — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 23:00:00 +0000

A series of state-funded grants recently announced by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick aims to create hundreds of jobs and train thousands of workers in the Commonwealth. WAMC’s Berkshire Bureau Chief Lucas Willard reports…

Announced by the Patrick-Murray Administration, the wave of grants through the Workforce Training Fund aims to boost the Massachusetts economy by providing job training to over 6,300 workers, and producing an estimated 682 jobs. The $6.8 million is being divided among 87 companies in a variety of fields across the Commonwealth.

Job Training Programs To Be Impacted By Federal Cuts

Paul Tuthill — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 22:20:00 +0000

With just a few days to go until the election, western Massachusetts participated in a national campaign Wednesday to warn about federal spending cuts to job training programs. Employment specialists and labor leaders held a news conference at an employment office in Springfield. WAMC”s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports.

Federal Grant To Help Low Income Nursing Students

Paul Tuthill — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:30:00 +0000

A small college in Springfield Massachusetts has been awarded a federal grant for its nursing school. It will help respond to a national call for a more highly educated and ethnically diverse workforce in nursing. WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports

New Job Training Program For Precision Manufacturing Announced

Paul Tuthill — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:50:00 +0000

A jobs training program aimed at the so-called “skills gap” is being launched in western Massachusetts. It’s a new effort to help the unemployed acquire the skills needed to land a job in the growing field of precision manufacturing. WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports.