SkillWorks, the Workforce Solutions Group, and the Skills2Compete MA coalition commend the House for its Jobs Bill, released yesterday at the State House, and thank Speaker DeLeo and Chairman Wagner for their continued focus on job training and job creation. The bill’s provisions help spur innovation and job growth and invest in training programs, like those [...]
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The Middle-Skills Solutions Act (SB921/HB2713) was reported out favorably by the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development earlier today. This good news caps months of hard work and advocacy by many partners in the Skills2Compete MA coalition and leadership by our bill’s sponsors and co-sponsors. In particular, we wish to thank Sen. Ken Donnelly and [...]
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Last Thursday, over 20 groups and individuals testified before the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development to offer their strong support of the Middle Skills Solutions Act: An Act establishing a middle skills council and the creation of regional skills academies in the Commonwealth (SB 921/ HB 2713). Legislators who testified included Senator Donnelly, Senator [...]
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Next week, the MA legislature’s Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development will be hearing testimony on the Middle Skills Solutions Act: An Act establishing a middle skills council and the creation of regional skills academies in the Commonwealth (SB 921/ HB 2713) Will you join us to testify in support of the bill? Senator [...]
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Skills2Compete MA held a workforce policy breakfast briefing on Thursday, October 13 at the Parkman House. Moderated by Alan Macdonald, the breakfast featured remarks by Dr. Alicia Modestino of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; Senator Daniel Wolf, chair of the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development; and Senator Donnelly, lead Senate sponsor of [...]
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Please call your MA Senator today and ask him or her to support Amendments 173 & 174, filed by Senator Kenneth Donnelly, to the MA Gaming Bill (S. 2015). These amendments provide funding for middle-skill job training and placement programs by mandating that a portion of the licensing fees and ongoing revenues from casino gaming in [...]
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Last week, several SkillWorks employers and participants had the opportunity to testify on behalf of the Educational Rewards grant program (HB 977 /SB 42) in front of the Joint Committee on Higher Education of the Massachusetts Legislature. While this program has been very successful in helping working, part-time students attend and stay in school to [...]
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Last week, 43 Representatives and 13 Senators signed on to co-sponsor the Middle-Skills Solutions Act, originally filed by Sen. Donnelly and Rep. Coakley Rivera and an outgrowth of the Skills2Compete MA campaign. The bill aims to improve pathways to middle-skill jobs for adults through increased regional coordination of workforce, education and business sectors as well [...]
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**We need your help today! Please call your representatives and senators and ask them to co-sponsor the Middle Skills Solutions Act!** On Friday, January 21, Senator Kenneth Donnelly and Representative Cheryl Coakley-Rivera filed the Middle-Skills Solutions Act in the Massachusetts Senate (Docket #1547) and House (Docket #3180). The recommendations in this bill, which SkillWorks, the [...]
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