Governor Charlie Baker proposed a budget for FY22 that makes substantial investments in job training, re-skilling, and youth jobs. However it cuts funding for several important programs including YouthWorks, Adult Basic Education/ESOL, Learn to Earn and the MassHire Career … Continued
Good News! The FY20 Conference Committee budget was passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor. It makes substantial investments in job training, career pathways for youth, and workforce development. We are so grateful to Chair Michael Rodrigues, Chair … Continued
The Workforce Solutions Group was pleased to testify in support of SB1006 and HB3160 at the recent hearing held by the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce. Chaired by Senator Jason Lewis and Rep. Paul Brodeur, the hearing was to … Continued
Time to Contact Your Legislators! The state budget process is in full swing. Please contact your legislators to let them know you support youth jobs, career and technical education and sector based job training! Here’s the WSG Budget chart. … Continued
The following is a guest blog post by Kaitlyn Bean, Program Officer, SkillWorks: Partners for a Productive Workforce. You may view the original post on the SkillWorks website here: https://skillworks.wordpress.com/2016/11/15/ma-jobs-workforce-summit-recap-this-year-we-mean-business/#more-2331 In case you missed it, the Workforce Solutions Group … Continued
Click here to download the presentation from the Department of Transitional Assistance on the SNAP Employment & Training Program.
It’s time for vocational schools to get some respect Mass. employers depend on their graduates and say more must be done to address long wait lists and out-of-date facilities. KEITH BEDFORD/GLOBE STAFF His training at Madison Park led to a … Continued
Guest written by: Philip Jordan, Economic Advancement Research Institute (EARI) for SkillWorks (You can view the original post here), to view the full report and slides please visit SkillWork’s Research Page, and you can view a video of the forum on … Continued
Final State Budget passed for FY17 After two rare weekend sessions, the state budget for FY17 has finally been passed. With the unexpected shortfall of $45 million in state revenues, the budget process was even more challenging than usual this … Continued