The Center for Smart Building Technology at Roxbury Community College (RCC) has recently completed its $700,000 lab to train students for careers operating and maintaining smart buildings. More than 80% of commercial construction is estimated to include some form of
The one-year anniversary of the pandemic gave many an opportunity to reminiscence about the Before Times – those golden days when people met and worked in-person, and even (eek!) shook hands. But this March Susan Buckey, director of employer engagement
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Neighborhood Jobs Trust has dedicated $2.4 million to emergency supports for workforce and education programs, as well as specialized job training for workers preparing to enter the IT/tech industry. “Supporting our students,
A panel of employers and workforce development professionals convened at Wayfair headquarters March 27 to weigh in on a new report exploring the capabilities of Boston workers without bachelor’s degrees. The report, Untapped: Redefining Hiring in the New Economy, found
City leaders from across workforce development, business, education, and government gathered at District Hall in Boston’s Seaport District yesterday to discuss strategies for solving a serious talent shortage in Boston’s local tech industry. But it was hardly talk without teeth. At the
Lawrence Brown, 26, needed a hand. When the Boston Center for Youth and Families streetworker program (which works with at-risk youth to de-escalate street violence) met Lawrence, they found a determined young person who needed employment. They referred him to Operation Exit,
The most recent cohort of Operation Exit, a program that trains high-risk residents for new careers, graduated February 29 from an eight-week instructional program on computer coding. Resilient Coders, a local non-profit that teaches coding to young people from underserved communities, led