African American Males and OTDA's Earned Income Tax Credit, October 25, 2006
In this speech delivered by Senator Charles Schumer and sponsored by the Association for a Better New York and 100 Black Men, he describes SkillWorks as "
a more systemic, more intimate connection to the employers than most training programs could do on their own." Read the entire speech (PDF).
Workforce
Solutions Act of 2005: Outline of Proposals
In December 2004, legislation
was filed to create a Workforce Competitiveness Trust
Fund in Massachusetts. The proposed “Workforce Solutions
Act of 2005” would make, the legislation states,
“investments in employer and community-based workforce
development activities in order to maintain and increase
economic vitality in Massachusetts and to promote business
competitiveness, worker self-sufficiency, and economic
progress.” The legislation was prepared by the Workforce
Solutions Group, the public policy advocacy partnership
funded by SkillWorks: Partners for a Productive Workforce
to work on workforce development systems reform in the
state.
Building
a 21st Century Workforce: A Forum with the Candidates
for Governor of Massachusetts
(Event
Program)
The conference program for the gubernatorial forum hosted
by SkillWorks on June 29th includes background information,
candidate questions, and speaker biographies.
Press Release: April 13, 2006: SkillWorks Announces Grant to ABCD for Community Health Worker Initiative
Planning and Implementation for the Boston Workforce Development Initiative:
The Project's Requests for Proposals
Boston Workforce Development Initiative Systems Reform
The Boston Workforce Development Initiative is an innovative response by local and national foundations, the City of Boston, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to an increasingly wide skill gap that has left too many job seekers and workers in poverty while employers are unable to meet their needs for a skilled workforce. JFF prepared this PowerPoint to introduce the initiative’s systems-reform approach.
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. Read more about the campaign
