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NEW REPORT: LARGEST PORTION OF JOB OPENINGS PROJECTED FOR MA BY 2016 ARE "MIDDLE-SKILL"
July 14, 2010.

NATIONAL WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS WEEK, MARCH 8-14
March 8, 2010.

CANDIDATES FORUM TO FOCUS ON SKILLS TRAINING
June 19, 2006.

BUILDING A 21ST CENTURY WORKFORCE
A Forum on Jobs and Opportunity with the Candidates for Governor. May 25, 2006.

SKILLWORKS ANNOUNCES GRANT TO ABCD FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER INITIATIVE
Grant focuses on improving quality of care by investing in frontline workers. April 13, 2006

PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCES $1.95 MILLION IN GRANTS
Workforce Development Initiative Ramps Up Effort to create new and better jobs: Boston, December 2, 2005

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY STUDY FINDS LITTLE PROGRESS SINCE 1990
in Moving Massachusetts Poor and Low-Income Families Toward Self-Sufficiency: Boston, MA, September 20, 2004

NEW NAME FOR PARTNERSHIP TO IMPROVE BOSTON
for Workers and Employers: Boston, MA, September 7, 2004

MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE APPROVES JOB TRAINING FUNDS
Veto Override Provides Funding to Train Up to 1,500 People for Better Jobs: Boston, MA, February 12, 2004

PUBLIC/PRIVATE COLLABORATION ANNOUNCES OVER $5 MILLION IN GRANTS
Local and National Funders Join Efforts to Advance Workers to Better Jobs: Boston, MA, November 17, 2003

BOSTON'S LARGEST WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORT LAUNCHED
Hailed as a National Model of Public/Private Collaboration: Boston, MA, September 10, 2003

What’s New at SkillWorks

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Did you know you can access a calendar of SkillWorks activities right from the website? Keep track of all our events and trainings here!
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Skills2Compete-Massachusetts launched on July 14, 2010! Join the 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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On July 23, SkillWorks released a Green Sector Call for Concept Papers for new or existing projects in Water Management, Waste Management, Recycling, Deconstruction, and Energy Efficiency Administrative Support.
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