Tag: Job Training
EB’s investment in local schools is paying off
When General Dynamics Electric Boat organized its first high school signing event for new hires in 2022, seven graduates agreed to work at the...
R.I. gets $1.5M from Citizens for AI workforce development
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc. plans to invest $1.5 million in Rhode Island over the next three years in workforce development organizations and...
Engage with government
Ted Carr | Providence economic development director
As a former business owner now serving as director of economic development for Providence, I know firsthand how...
Class of their own: More employers partnering with local colleges
Although he had some experience working in construction, Kolby Gomes says learning the ins and outs of pipefitting was like studying a foreign language.
But...
Polaris MEP, Chicago nonprofit open manufacturing job training center
PROVIDENCE – Advanced manufacturing training sessions, job placement assistance, English language classes and financial coaching are a few resources now available to residents free...
Bank-sponsored study: 40% of teens considering career as influencer
PROVIDENCE – Forty percent of teens say they are considering a career as a social media influencer, aspiring to become tomorrow’s pitchmen – chattering,...
Filling the skills gap
Has your business had difficulty finding potential skilled employees?
Yes: 57%
No: 43%
Has your company sponsored job-training programs?
No: 71%
Yes: 14%
No, but we are considering sponsoring those...
Gilbane Inc. has a solid core to keep building from
PBN Business Excellence Awards 2020
Excellence at an Enterprise Company: Gilbane Inc.
AS A COMPANY now in its sesquicentennial year of operation, Gilbane Inc. continues...
Five Questions With Nina Pande
Nina Pande | Executive director, Skills for Rhode Island’s Future
1. Skills for Rhode Island’s Future is partnering with the state on its new workforce-training...
New England Tech’s SAMI program infuses local economy with trained machinists
PBN MANUFACTURING AWARDS 2020 | Workforce Development & Productivity: New England Institute of Technology Shipbuilding/Marine and Advanced Manufacturing Institute
IT’S THE TYPE of program that...
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