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Applications open for HireNow program

YouthWorks employment program expands up to age 25; agencies have more money this year

Minuteman wins Senator Donnelly Grant

Foxboro, Mansfield businesses get state money to train employees

YouthWorks Employment Program Expanded to Now Serve Ages 22–25

After 20 years of providing summer employment opportunities to youth and young adults between the ages of 14-21, the YouthWorks program is increasing its reach by now including 22-25 year-olds, […]

$5.4M Awarded in Sen. Donnelly Grants to Provide the Unemployed and Underemployed with Job Training and Placement

Today, the Baker-Polito Administration awarded $5.4 million in 2021-2022 Senator Kenneth J. Donnelly Workforce Success Grants for Expanded Training Capacity & Employment Program Performance. These grants are part of the […]

Workforce Training Fund Program Awards More than $10 Million in Grants to Train Over 5,500 Employees

The Baker-Polito Administration announced today that more than $10 million in Workforce Training Fund Program (WTFP) grants have been awarded to train 5,698 employees from 95 Massachusetts employers. These grants […]

Youth employment program to seek proposals

Grant proposals are being sought for Commonwealth Corporation’s YouthWorks program, a state-funded youth employment initiative that helps teens and young adults between the ages of 14 and 25 gain the skills and […]

Baker-Polito Administration Launches “HireNow” Hiring and Training Employer Grant Program

The Baker-Polito Administration today launched a new hiring and training employer grant program, “HireNow,” which will help employers quickly hire and train new workers and get more people back to […]

Workforce development site updated

Commonwealth Corp., the state agency responsible for administering and delivering a wide range of publicly and privately funded programs for the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, recently […]