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Rhode to Work

HANDS ON: 
Teacher candidate Jessica Barresi, center, holds a metal box she worked on in a welding program that is part of a teacher certification program at Roger Williams University run by Lynne Bedard, center right. Also pictured, from left, foreground: Coventry High students Brayden Assadorian (wearing ­welding helmet) and James Spencer, and teacher candidates Jennifer Ortiz, back left; Anthony Carrion, foreground center right; and Louis Petrucci, right.
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CAREER SHIFT: RWU offers path to teaching for working adults

As the COVID-19 pandemic began to race across the country, Danielle Ricci could see a nursing shortage on the horizon and wanted to find...
DOUGLAS S. ALEXANDER
Rhode Island College Institute 
for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies director / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

‘More than half of all cyber jobs in our state are...

DOUGLAS S. ALEXANDER says the need for cybersecurity professionals across all industries in the state has more than doubled since 2020, with more than...

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BACKBONE: Shaun Cournoyer, administrator of nursing and long-term care facility The Friendly Home in Woonsocket, said certified nursing assistants are the “backbone” of the facility. 
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HELPING HANDS: Online classes, grants speed training of desperately needed CNAs

Anyone who has spent even a little time in a nursing home or hospital has seen whose hands do the essential feeding, dressing, cleaning...
FISH FILET: William Bangs, right, executive sous chef at The Chanler at Cliff Walk in Newport, observes as demi sous chef Nicolas Rizzo ­prepares a black sea bass.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

BOUNCING BACK: Manager training widens career path

Think of it as a combination of a Boy Scout campfire game and a classic round of Jenga. Teams make piles of sticks, scraps...
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

‘Federal Hill has come back in a strong way’

Olivia DeAngelis has only worked in the hospitality industry and considers Providence’s Federal Hill “a second home.” Now the general manager for both Scialo...

Shaping industry leaders: RWU offers real-world, cross-disciplinary training

The Rhode Island construction industry is a critical economic cornerstone, facing an increasingly sophisticated landscape. The challenge is aligning the industry’s workforce development with...
HANDS-ON LEARNING: ­Chandler ­Architectural ­Products carpenter apprentice Luis ­Mercedes at the former Windmill Street Elementary School building in Providence, which is undergoing renovation.  
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

APPRENTICING FOR SUCCESS: Aging workforce needs infusion

Earlier this year, first-year ­carpenter apprentice Luis ­Mercedes got to spend a few months helping install windows at the former Windmill Street ­Elementary School...

IN THE WIND: Nascent local industry holds promise of job growth

When Rhode Island political leaders, ­educators and employers consider the future of offshore wind – with lots of big, white turbines spinning in the...

Attracting more teachers will take ‘a collective effort’

Jeannine Dingus-Eason said Rhode Island College remains “on the cutting edge of teacher preparation nationwide.” Dean of the Feinstein School of Education and Human...
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