COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
MASSACHUSETTS SENATE
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON 02133
Senator Joan B. Lovely
State Senator
2nd Essex District
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 8, 2024
City of Salem and MassHire North Shore awarded $500,000 workforce success grant
Workforce development funding will be used for training, upskilling, and hiring
(BOSTON—10/8/2024) Senate Assistant Majority Leader Joan B. Lovely (D-Salem) is pleased to announce that the City of Salem and the MassHire North Shore Workforce Board have been awarded a $500,000 Senator Kenneth J. Donnelly Workforce Success Grant from the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
Funded by the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund (WCTF), the program will provide training and placement services to prepare 100 un/underemployed participants and incumbent workers for Manual and CNC Machining positions with partners including Harmonic Drive, Innovent Technologies, Microline Surgical, and Krohne.
“Programs like the Senator Kenneth J. Donnelly Workforce Success Grant help current and future workers build lifelong skills that will advance their careers and bolster the Commonwealth’s workforce,” said Senator Lovely. “Thank you to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development and their partnership with Commonwealth Corporation for the effort to strengthen the Commonwealth’s workforce.”
Grants from the program aim to enhance the competitiveness of Massachusetts businesses by closing the skills gap, increasing access to well-paying jobs for unemployed and underemployed residents, and strengthening productivity and workforce needs among employers in regions throughout Massachusetts.
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