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The SkillWorks Funders Group oversees the grantmaking, policy advocacy, evaluation, capacity building and other initiative activities.

The Funders Group meets about 8 times per year, and regularly seeks input from experts in the field to inform the Initiative. Over the past 12 months, topics of discussion have included green jobs, the benefits of sectoral training strategies, WIA authorization, and asset development. Some Funders Group meetings are open to grantmakers who are not yet part of the SkillWorks initiative.

The Funders Group also has two subcommittees that oversee specific components of the initiative's work:

• Workforce Partnerships Committee: reviews workforce partnership funding proposals and grantee progress and work plans; oversees technical assistance to grantees.
• Public Policy Committee: reviews public policy advocacy funding proposals and grantee progress and work plans; helps set the policy advocacy agenda for SkillWorks.

Please contact us for more information on Funders Group meetings and activities.

What’s New at SkillWorks

 

Governor Patrick's State of the State address focuses on middle-skill jobs. The Governor proposed sweeping changes to the community college system , focusing on how colleges can help address the state's middle-skill gap, which the Skills2Compete MA has highlighted for the past 18 months. Read more.

Thanks to everyone who testified or submitted written testimony on behalf of the Middle Skills Solutions Act (SB921/ HB2713) at our recent hearing before the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development . We had a great turnout, with committee members in attendance expressing their full support for the bill. Read more about the hearing and stay in touch with our efforts to pass the bill!

Join the Skills2Compete-Massachusetts campaign to ensure that every Massachusetts resident has access to the equivalent of at least two years of education or training past high school and the support they need to complete such training.
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