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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $10 Million in Career Technical Initiative Grants to Expand Career Training Opportunities

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Yesterday, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced the awarding of $10,144,414 in Career Technical Initiative (CTI) grants to eighteen organizations to train 1,259 individuals for careers in high-demand occupations within the trades, construction, and manufacturing sectors across Massachusetts. The CTI grant program, a state-funded workforce initiative, partners with vocational high schools to provide adult learners, especially unemployed and underemployed individuals from underserved populations and underrepresented groups, with career training and technical skills to meet the needs of Massachusetts employers.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded $10,144,414 in CTI grants to eighteen organizations to train 1,259 individuals.
  • The CTI grant program partners with vocational high schools to provide career training and technical skills to adult learners from underserved populations.
  • The program aims to meet the needs of Massachusetts employers by providing training in high-demand occupations within the trades, construction, and manufacturing sectors.
  • Each CTI proposal required a minimum of three Massachusetts-based employer partners that would potentially employ the target occupation and commit to interview and hire graduates.
  • The CTI program is part of the Governor's Workforce Skills Cabinet, chaired by the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.
  • The program has awarded over $16.8 million in funding since 2020.
  • The grants were announced at South Shore Regional Vocational Technical High School, which received $2,176,000 to provide training to 272 participants.
  • The grant recipients and dollar amount of the award are as follows:

* Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical School: $480,000

* Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School: $1,000,000

* Franklin County Technical School: $1,184,000

And 14 others...

  • The grants will provide training to over 2,000 participants in various high-demand occupations.

Statistics:

  • Total amount awarded: $10,144,414
  • Number of organizations awarded grants: 18
  • Number of participants trained: 1,259
  • Total number of participants trained since 2020: 2,261 (including this award)
  • Dollar amount awarded since 2020: $16,842,200
  • Number of employer partners: at least 3 per grant recipient
  • Proportion of funding allocated to vocational high schools: 100%

Sources:

  • Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development: "Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $10 Million to Expand Career Technical Training Opportunities for More Than 1,200 Young People and Adults"
  • Commonwealth Corporation: "Career Technical Initiative (CTI) Program"
  • Governor's Workforce Skills Cabinet: "Career Technical Initiative (CTI) Program"
  • Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Lauren Jones: "The CTI program increases access and opportunities by connecting untapped talent to incredible resources readily available at vocational technical schools across Massachusetts."
  • Secretary of Education Dr. Patrick Tutwiler: "Career Technical Initiatives provide essential skill building and job training, unlocking pathways for Massachusetts residents to pursue rewarding careers and driving our state's economic growth."

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