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 […]

Commonwealth Corporation Reinvents Brand and Website to Better Align with Mission

Commonwealth Corporation (CommCorp), the agency responsible for administering and delivering a wide range of publicly and privately funded programs on behalf of the Baker-Polito Administration and the Executive Office of […]

Vocational schools offer adults a blueprint for success, with classes funded by the state

Giving Adults a Jump Start on a New Career using the State’s existing Highly Successful and Nationally Recognized Vocational-Technical Schools

American Rescue Plan: An Equitable Recovery for Boston

Our recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will be driven by and for the people of Boston. We look forward to working with residents to go better from this pandemic and […]

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