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Workforce Board seeks proposals for partnership grants
The Governor’s Workforce Board will seek proposals for innovative partnership grants it plans to issue next spring to help employers and educators implement strategies its recently released biennial plan identified as priorities in helping to close the state’s so-called skills gap. more
Roger Williams, IYRS partner on degree program
Roger Williams University and IYRS, the Newport marine trades and technology school, have partnered on a program to form a direct path from technical training to a formal college education. more
Colleges revamping core lessons
There’s little argument against the benefits of earning a college degree. There is, however, growing sentiment that the once-vital achievement for those wanting to enter nontrade professions has shifted from being the final step to being just a first step in work-readiness in a competitive job market, in which employers want a more equal mix of knowledge and creative expertise from applicants. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 12/10/12

Students weigh in on college preparedness
College-preparedness programs here are working to engage students but need to be expanded, according to a new study that gives voice to those most affected by the issue – Rhode Island students from families with low incomes. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 12/24/12

GWB awards R.I. firms $60K in skills-training grants
The Governor’s Workforce Board announced Monday that it has awarded more than $60,000 in “Express Grants” to 20 local firms. The strategic investments will partially fund skills training for 344 employees. more
Collaboration crucial to boosting workforce skills
Dominique Fernandez’s life could have been very different. more
Chafee, mayors announce $2M for youth employment program
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras and Cranston Mayor Allan Fung announced a $2 million program designed to provide summer employment to more than 1,300 Rhode Island youth. more
CCRI launches PACE program with DLT
WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island last month launched an effort aimed at allowing workers to acquire career-specific skills in a relatively short time frame for two high-growth fields, thanks in part to a federal grant. more
7/2/12
Feds looking to support innovation, job growth
As much as the 38 Studios LLC collapse seems to have dimmed the state’s appetite for investing in startups or other early stage companies, it has not put a halt to all public investments, at least not when the funding for the investments comes from the federal government. more
Tech Collective joins National Coalition of State Bioscience Institutes
The Tech Collective and 41 other state bioscience associations have formed the Coalition of State Bioscience Institutes, a nationally coordinated effort aimed to help ensure U.S. leadership in bioscience innovation. more
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