Tag: Workforce Development
Reed secures $263K for Genesis Center for health care workforce training...
PROVIDENCE – The Genesis Center recently received a $263,000 federal earmark from U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., to boost training for certified nursing, medical...
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...
CCRI offers pathways in the classroom and beyond
PBN Diversity Equity & Inclusion 2023 Awards
Education – Postsecondary: Community College of Rhode Island
BRINGING DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION into the classroom and beyond...
R.I. Developmental Disabilities Council creates new ways of thinking to aid...
PBN Diversity Equity & Inclusion 2023 Awards
Nonprofit/Social Services: Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council Inc.
ORGANIZATIONS STRIVING TO DO BETTER to be more diverse, equitable...
People, parts, process put together make well-oiled machine at Hexagon
PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards
EXCELLENCE AT A LARGE MANUFACTURER: Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Inc.
AT HEXAGON MANUFACTURING INTELLIGENCE INC., success comes down to a focus on three...
CCRI is building the future workforce and statewide economy
PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT & PRODUCTIVITY: Community College of Rhode Island
FOR THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND, workforce development is a key part...
Finding workforce is labor intensive for local nonprofits
The COVID-19 pandemic’s cascading aftereffects have been complicated and hard to shake for Rhode Island’s nonprofits, which employ 67,000 Rhode Islanders. That number represents...
AccessPoint RI building a workforce through an access point
PBN Innovative Companies 2023
Nonprofit/Social Services: AccessPoint RI
For more than a half century AccessPoint RI has taken an innovative approach to helping individuals prepare for...
‘Still so many barriers’ for women in the trades
Given the difficult life circumstances Elizabeth “Ellie” Navarro has had to deal with, it’s a wonder she’s so upbeat.
Growing up, the 19-year-old Pawtucket native...