Tag: Real Jobs Rhode Island
SENEDIA receives $209,500 grant from Real Jobs Rhode Island
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...
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...
State, businesses investing in workforce training
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...
Despite no higher ed academy, Gilkey optimistic in state closing workforce...
PROVIDENCE – Optimism remains with the R.I. Office of Postsecondary Commissioner on the state addressing workforce shortages and helping residents achieve an education despite...
Vets’ transition to civilian jobs aided by R.I.-based alliance
Camy R. Ruck’s experience in the U.S. Navy from 2012 to 2018 equipped her with skills to be an information system technician overseeing computer...
NEMIC offers accelerator program for tech solutions for health equity gaps
PROVIDENCE – The New England Medical Innovation Center Foundation will hold a three-month accelerator business program focusing on health, equity and telehealth solutions.
Applications for...
Skills for Rhode Island’s Future intentionally building inclusive work environment
PBN Diversity and Inclusion Awards 2021
Editor’s Choice – Community Impact Award: Skills for Rhode Island’s Future
Nina Pande, executive director of Skills for Rhode...
Rolling applications open for NEMIC business accelerator program
PROVIDENCE – The New England Medical Innovation Center is offering rolling applications for its three-month business accelerator geared toward mental health, equity and telehealth...
Unchartered training: How does region build workforce for new wind sector?
Toiling hundreds of feet above the open ocean, sometimes amid stormy weather and battering waves, technicians in the offshore wind industry need not only...
Hospitality’s headache: How to attract, keep workers
Erin Umbdenstock spent her four-month stint of unemployment trying to keep busy.
She cooked and cleaned her Coventry apartment and took up several new hobbies....
