PROVIDENCE – More than $1.5 million in state and federal money will go toward training new and existing employees at a dozen Rhode Island companies, all named as new partners in Real Jobs Rhode Island.
The participants, which will share $1.6 million in implementation grants, were announced by Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and the R.I. Department of Labor and Training Monday.
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Companies in the bioscience, energy, finance and insurance, food processing and manufacturing and health care industries were among those selected.
Proposals submitted earlier this year outlined how each business planned on using the money, which will be allotted according to companies’ needs, DLT spokeswoman Angelika Pellegrino told PBN Monday.
The 12 companies, chosen from among 16 applicants, promised to make an impact in the state, along with proposing innovative projects or methods of training employees, Pellegrino said.
Grant money is to be used from May 1 of this year through June 30, 2022.
“We have been making great strides in getting people back to work and growing our economy,” said DLT Director Scott Jensen in prepared remarks. “This new group of partnerships will boost our ability to continue to grow the program and prepare Rhode Islanders to have the skills they need to remain competitive.”
The 12 new Real Jobs Rhode Island participants for 2019 are:
- Accounting and Financial Collaborative
- Care New England Career Advancement
- Clinica Esperanza Navegantes
- Connecting for Quality Care
- Digital Economy Aspirations Labs
- Every Person Initiates Change
- Fostering Fuel Talent
- New England Medical Innovation Center
- Ready 4 Offshore Wind
- Rhode Long Term Care
- RI Good Food
- Skills for Rhode Island’s Future
Nearly 800 businesses statewide have partnerships with Real Jobs Rhode Island.
The program helps businesses pay for employee training as a means of encouraging companies to hire state residents. Since its creation by Raimondo in 2015, the program has worked with 800 employers and helped more than 2,900 Rhode Islanders obtain jobs, officials said.
Including employees already employed, nearly 6,000 state residents have received job training from the initiative, according to Raimondo’s office.
“Our employer-centered model allows Rhode Island employers to directly train future employees for good-paying jobs and is a critical element of our success,” Raimondo said in a statement.
Elizabeth Graham is a PBN staff writer. You can email her at Graham@PBN.com.
