Building a Stronger Workforce: A View into the WCTF’s Team

Driving Workforce Development: The Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund’s Impact on Massachusetts Led by Commonwealth Corporation (CommCorp), a quasi-public agency under the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, the Workforce […]
Thankful for New Beginnings: How JRI-STRIVE Boston Is Supporting Workforce Development for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

For Von Lancaster, a 23-year-old Dorchester resident, the path to a new life after incarceration has been anything but easy. “I never want to go back to jail. I was […]
Breaking Barriers: Empowering Young Adults with Disabilities for Workforce Success

What happens to the millions of young adults with disabilities who are eager to work but face barriers at every turn? In the 2021-2022 school year alone, 7.5 million students […]
Empowering Youth with Career-Ready Skills through YouthWorks

Connecting Youth with Career Opportunities YouthWorks, managed by Commonwealth Corporation on behalf of the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD), is a state-funded employment program that helps teens […]
The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced this week $13.4 million in Career Technical Initiative (CTI)

BIG NEWS 🎉: The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced this week $13.4 million in Career Technical Initiative (CTI) implementation and planning grants today to 21 organizations to train 1,641 jobseekers for careers in high-demand occupations […]
Exploring Best Practices: Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund’s Hosts First Community of Practice Convening

The Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund, an initiative of Commonwealth Corporation, recently hosted a vibrant gathering at Holyoke Community College’s Kittredge Center bringing together grantees from various sectors across the state. […]
CTI Attends Career Fair at Essex North

Our Career Technical Initiative (CTI) team had the immense privilege of attending the North Shore Regional Career Fair, where we were energized by the synergies between employers and student participants! […]
Transforming Lives through Technology

El-Centro’s Journey to Empowering Dreams in IT Founded in 1956, Catholic Charities El-Centro is the oldest ESOL program in the state and provides various levels of instruction to a growing […]
Empowering the Healthcare System

In the heart of Berkshire County, a transformative journey unfolded through the MassHire Berkshire accelerated medical assistant training program. Driven by a pressing need for medical assistants, the initiative, led […]
Building Pathways: Diversifying the Construction Workforce

A national model in developing the pipeline of workers for building construction, Building Pathways is helping diversify the industry in Massachusetts by recruiting and training diverse workers for entry into […]