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BRANCHING OUT: Jennifer Johnson, vice president of the Division of Workforce Partnerships at the Community College of Rhode Island, says there are more than 370 applicants for the college’s new cannabis training program in the days after it was announced. There are only 15 seats available.  PBN PHOTO/ PAUL SPETRINI

Pipeline grows wider for trained cannabis workers

Education 06/21/2024

The legalization of cannabis for recreational use in Rhode Island is giving new meaning to the term “green jobs.” There are no more than...

FROM THE GUT: University of Rhode Island student Sean Coyne, a researcher in the Rhode Island IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence program, describes his team’s research on gut bacterial enzymes.  COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND/MICHAEL SALERNO

New pilot program provides workforce training for biomedical students

Education 06/21/2024

Like most primarily undergraduate institutions, Rhode Island College can fly under the radar when it comes to academic biomedical research in the Ocean State. More...

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Print Edition 06/07/2024

1. Proposed apartment tower in Providence gains 1st approval POSTED ONLINE: MAY 13. A proposal for a 30-story apartment tower next to the Hilton...

WITH SUPPORT from the Real Jobs Rhode Island initiative, there have been collaborations such as one among Westerly Education Center, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, the R.I. Office of Postsecondary Commissioner and businesses across the state. A trainee learns about circuits at the Westerly Education Center in 2019. / PBN FILE PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

Real Jobs RI eyed for changes under McKee’s ‘Rhode to Prosperity’...

Economy 05/17/2024

Real Jobs Rhode Island has been a popular workforce development program since it was launched in 2015 under former Gov. Gina M. Raimondo. Now...

CAREER COACH: Charise Wilson opened Workforce Ready Solutions, an employment coaching business, in Lincoln in 2019. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Wilson uses her experience carving her own path to help others...

Business Services 05/10/2024

Charise Wilson knows firsthand how valuable mentors are, especially for a job hunter who’s determined to move up but doesn’t know how to get...

SENEDIA receives $209,500 grant from Real Jobs Rhode Island

Technology 02/06/2024

MIDDLETOWN – Real Jobs Rhode Island has provided a $209,500 grant to the Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance, the group announced last week. The latest award...

READY MODE: Kolby Gomes went through pipefitter training through the partnership program operated by General Dynamics Electric Boat and the Community College of Rhode Island as he prepares to start a career with the submarine builder.  PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Class of their own: More employers partnering with local colleges

Cover Story 01/19/2024

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...

JOB TRAINING: Student Jenn Brown pours a solution into a jacketed reactor at the Westerly Education Center. The work is part of a course on process technology offered by the Community College of Rhode Island.  COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND

State, businesses investing in workforce training

Editorial and Op-Ed 01/19/2024

Complaints about too many students coming out of school ill-equipped for today’s workforce are still common here and in other states. But Rhode Island’s...

SHANNON GILKEY, R.I. postsecondary commissioner, says he's optimistic that the state can still close workforce gaps despite the proposed 'higher ed academy' not making it into this year's fiscal budget. /PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Despite no higher ed academy, Gilkey optimistic in state closing workforce...

Education 07/06/2022

PROVIDENCE – Optimism remains with the R.I. Office of Postsecondary Commissioner on the state addressing workforce shortages and helping residents achieve an education despite...