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The WorkPlace in the NewsCT organizations receive $1 million to help build environmental careers for underserved residents.
CT Post, Abby Weiss- December 15th, 2022 Two Connecticut organizations received a total of $1 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to provide environmental job training for city residents, the agency announced on Wednesday. The Workplace, Inc., based...
Opinion: An answer to the CT labor shortage
CT Post: An Answer to The Labor Shortage, October 9th, 2022 Joseph Carbone Plato famously wrote: “our need will be the real creator” which molded over time into the English proverb 'Necessity is the mother of invention. As the post-COVID world of work evolves, remote...
CT launches program to pair unemployed with training and high demand jobs
CT Insider- Julie Bergman. August 16, 2022.The U.S. labor secretary was on hand as Gov. Ned Lamont promoted a new state program that aims to train thousands of workers for high demand jobs in fields such as manufacturing and health careThe $70 million program targets...
ConneCT launches to give CT’s workforce a boost
WFSB - Rob Polansky and Audrey Russo. August 16, 2022. The U.S. labor secretary on Tuesday highlighted Connecticut’s efforts to get workers into good-paying jobs. U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh made a stop in Groton with Gov. Ned Lamont to talk about the launch...
Job training programs to help thousands reenter workforce
WTNH - Jenn Brink. August 16, 2022 Nineteen job training programs will soon help Connecticut residents whose employment was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, state officials and U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh announced Tuesday. The statewide and regional...
CT workforce office wins $24 million American Rescue Plan grant
CT Mirror - Erica E. Phillips. August 3, 2022 Connecticut’s Office of Workforce Strategy will receive $24 million in federal funding to expand job training programs that have struggled to meet demand amid a shortage of skilled workers in the state. The OWS was one of...