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Please join us for the launch of the MA Jobs and Workforce Budget browser and a briefing on state workforce programs and investments.

April 3, 2014, 10 am - 11:30 am - State House Room 222
hosted by Senator Kenneth Donnelly

Dear Friend,

  

SkillWorks and MassBudget are pleased to invite you to a special briefing on job training and workforce development issues in Massachusetts, hosted by Senator Ken Donnelly on Thursday, April 3, 2014 from 10-11:30 am in Room 222 of the Massachusetts State House. 

 

The event will feature the unveiling of MassBudget's newest interactive online tool: the Jobs and Workforce Budget.

 

MassBudget's Jobs and Workforce Budget online tool, created with support from SkillWorks, looks at the various ways we support workforce training through the Massachusetts state budget. It includes complete descriptions of the state-supported programs along with information about the long-term funding history and new funding proposals. MassBudget's presentation will be followed by a brief panel discussion on labor market trends and related workforce development budget and policy issues.

 

Please RSVP by April 1st.

 

Speakers will include:

  • Senator Kenneth Donnelly
  • Rachel Kaprielian, Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development (invited) 
  • Noah Berger, President, MassBudget 
  • Michael Munday, CEO, Arwood Machine
  • Jacob Robinson, YouthBuild Boston participant 
  • MJ Ryan, Workforce Development Director, Partners Healthcare 
  • Alicia Sasser, New England Public Policy Center, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
  • Nancy Snyder, President and CEO, Commonwealth Corporation 

Questions about the event?  Please email Katrina McCarty [email protected] or 617-426-1228 x103.   

 

Thank you,

 

Loh-Sze Leung

Executive Director, SkillWorks: Partners for a Productive Workforce    

 

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Other Upcoming Events

April 7, 2014: Multi-industry Job Fair - Asian American Civic Association

April 10, 2014:  Youth Pathways Advocacy Day - Workforce Solutions Group

April 10, 2014:  Disrupting the Poverty Cycle -
Crittenton Women's Union 2nd Annual Conference

May 1, 2014: Sharing Skills~Building Connections - 11th Annual Commonwealth Workforce Coalition Conference

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SkillWorks Phase III Funders

SkillWorks is generously supported by: 
  • The Frank W. and Carl S. Adams Memorial Trust, Bank of America N.A., Trustee
  • Bank of America Charitable Foundation
  • BNY Mellon
  • The Boston Foundation
  • City of Boston's Neighborhood Jobs Trust
  • The Clowes Fund, Inc.
  • The Herb and Maxine Jacobs Foundation
  • JP Morgan Chase 
  • The Ludcke Foundation 
  • National Fund for Workforce Solutions
  • The Mabel Louise Riley Foundation 
  • State Street Foundation 
  • U.S. Department of Labor Green Jobs Innovation Fund, through Jobs for the Future   

SkillWorks is also proud to partner with aligned funders including the Commonwealth of MA, the Boston Foundation and the Boston Opportunity Agenda.