Tag: Scott Jensen
As more construction jobs open, finding workers continues to be difficult
Still wanted: Quality-control personnel, estimators, project managers, welders and many others for construction companies in Rhode Island.There are simply not enough people to go...
Davies celebrates opening of new advanced-manufacturing center
LINCOLN – William M. Davies, Jr. Career & Technical High School held a ribbon-cutting celebration to open the school’s new advanced-manufacturing center on Aug....
As R.I. unemployment declines and jobs grow, labor force shrinks
PROVIDENCE – The unemployment rate in Rhode Island declined 0.4 percentage points year over year to 3.5% in July, according to the R.I. Department...
R.I. Manufacturers Association workshop to focus on training resources
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association will hold a Training in Manufacturing workshop on Aug. 7 at the Providence Marriott Downtown.Those interested in...
Five Questions With Scott Jensen
Scott Jensen | Director, R.I. Department of Labor and Training1. What’s the biggest success you’ve had since taking the reins at the DLT...
State announces 12 new Real Jobs RI participants
PROVIDENCE – More than $1.5 million in state and federal money will go toward training new and existing employees at a dozen Rhode Island...
Rhode Island restarts a manufacturing legacy
Rhode Island has been making things ever since Europeans arrived on the shores of Narragansett Bay. First it was boats, then textiles and finally...
State officials seek funds for Real Jobs RI as federal cuts...
Chad Cimini, president of Cimini & Associates Inc., is a fan of Real Jobs Rhode Island.The state workforce-development program has helped connect unemployed and...
‘[Government] has to move at the speed of business’
Real Jobs RI is a central job-training program created under the state Department of Labor and Training in 2016. It is a demand-driven, workforce...
Providence launches PVD Healthworks to boost health care, social assistance workforce
PROVIDENCE – Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza and the city’s Economic Opportunity Director Brian Hull met with state officials and health industry representatives Friday...
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