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Hack.Diversity Launches With Plans to
Increase Diversity in the IT/Tech Industry
November 18: The New England Venture Capital Association (NEVCA) announced the launch of Hack.Diversity, a public-private partnership designed to tackle the under-representation of Black and Latino employees in Boston’s innovation economy.
Hack.Diversity connects hiring managers from participating companies, including Carbonite, DataXu, HubSpot and Vertex, to the career centers of urban postsecondary institutions with the intent of hiring minority talent to paid internships that turn into full-time jobs. Bunker Hill Community College, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the University of Massachusetts Boston are the first schools that will participate.
The project is supported by the NEVCA, The Boston Foundation, SkillWorks, Year Up, the Boston Private Industry Council, and the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, all of which will help organize the program or provide training resources to students and companies.
For more information, read NEVCA's press release.
Press Coverage on Hack.Diversity:
Tech firms have a lot to do to fix diversity - Boston Globe, Novmeber 18, 2016
Creating diversity in the innovation economy - Boston Globe Op Ed, November 18, 2016
Hubspot, Vertex and others involved in new diversity recruiting effort - Boston Business Journal, November 18, 2016
Initiative aims to increase diversity in Boston's innovation economy - WBUR, November 18, 2016
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SkillWorks is Proud to Announce Our 2017 Grantees!
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MA Jobs & Workforce Summit Recap: This Year, We Mean Business!
In case you missed it, the
Workforce Solutions Group (WSG)
, with support and in partnership with
SkillWorks
, successfully hosted the
7th Annual Massachusetts Jobs and Workforce Summit
on Wednesday, October 26 in Devens, MA. Every year, the Workforce Solutions group brings more than 300 key policy makers, business, labor, and education leaders, to present the latest information about statewide labor and credential needs, higher education initiatives and career pathways for young adults. This year’s theme? We Mean Business!
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Introducing the NEW National Fund!
As a workforce funder collaborative,
SkillWorks
invests pooled resources into employer-driven, sector-based training and placement strategies to help low-skill, low-and moderate-income job seekers move to family-sustaining jobs, and help employers find and retain skilled employees.
SkillWorks is a nationally recognized workforce development intermediary and is the model for the
National Fund for Workforce Solutions
. Since its inception in 2007, the National Fund has been a key partner, advisor, and collaborator with SkillWorks, and we’re excited to continue working closely with the National Fund as they launch into an exciting new phase!
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Greater Boston IT/Tech Consortium Launches to Address the Skills Gap By Building an IT/Tech Talent Pipeline
In September, the SkillWorks, in partnership with the Boston Private Industry Council, launched the Greater Boston IT/Tech Consortium with a forum focused on workforce challenges, including lack of diversity in the sector across all occupations and lack of exposure between employers and two-year colleges as a talent pipeline. At the forum, SkillWorks released a new Information Communication Technology (ICT) industry report.
This forum was the first in a series of three that marked the beginning of a greater dialogue on how to narrow skill gaps, increase diversity, and provide greater opportunities in ICT for all Massachusetts residents.
WATCH
the forum.
JOIN the conversation #GrtrBosTech
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Around the Workforce World
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NEW REPORT:
Shaping the Future Workforce
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NEW REPORT: Skills for Good Jobs: An Agenda for the Next President
This new report from the National Skills Coalition's (NSC) offers concrete proposals to put millions of Americans on the pathway to a good-paying, middle-skill job. The agenda includes recommendations to make today's educational and workforce data a valuable tool for expanding individual opportunity and economic prosperity.
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NEW REPORT:
The Young Adult Labor Force in Massachusetts
Prepared by the UMass Donahue Institute for the Boston Private Industry Council
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SAVE THE DATE
for
CWC
's annual Sharing Skills-Building Connections conference:
Thursday May 11, 2017 in Sturbridge!
Call for Presenters:
CWC is seeking proposals for the conference on best practices and innovative solutions for workforce development and employment programs. Proposals are due on December 5th!
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NEW REPORT on Career Pathways!
"Career Pathways to Quality Jobs in Construction, Hospitality, and Healthcare"
The City of Boston Mayor's Office of Workforce Development (OWD) and UMass Boston's
Center for Social Policy (CSP) released
a report authored by Brandynn Holgate, PhD, that explores the potential for career pathways in healthcare, construction, and hospitality to help low-wage workers achieve economic mobility.
Read more.
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For more workforce news, updates & more, check out SkillWorks'
Press Room
and
Resources
pages on our website!
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Recent/Upcoming Meetings & Events
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NEW RESOURCE: Boston’s Workforce Development Events Calendar!
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Thanks for Reading & Happy Thanksgiving
from SkillWorks!
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