Author Archives: Workforce Solutions Group

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 employers depend on their graduates and say more must be done to address long wait lists and out-of-date facilities.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

The following is a guest blog post by The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center   Workforce training gives people the skills they need to get good jobs and support their families. These programs are also important to our Commonwealth more … Continued

By Guest Author: Kaitlyn Bean of SkillWorks   For many community based organizations, involvement in public policy advocacy can be a daunting endeavor, meant only for policy wonks and experts who know all the physical and political in’s and out’s of state … Continued