The Career Technical Initiative (CTI) has been a welcomed training model to stimulate talent pipelines and fuel innovation for technical roles in manufacturing and construction/skilled trades. The program provides Massachusetts residents who are unemployed or underemployed with training opportunities by using the state’s existing resources at vocational high schools, while simultaneously helping businesses grow by increasing the number of skilled workers able to be employed in trade and construction jobs.
Career Technical Initiative
A Signature Initiative of the Workforce Skills Cabinet and Governor
Overview
The Career Technical Initiative (CTI) is an initiative by the Workforce Skills Cabinet (WSC). It addresses the persistent demand for skilled labor within the construction/skilled trades and manufacturing sectors across the Commonwealth.
Commonwealth Corporation, a quasi-public state agency under the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD), administers CTI on behalf of the WSC and fosters partnerships between industry, education, and workforce organizations through grant funding.
CTI develops talent pipelines to meet the skills needs of businesses in high-demand occupations in construction/skilled trades and manufacturing by expanding capacity and leveraging existing facilities and equipment of designated Chapter 74 and CTE Career Connections (N74) Programs to provide adult training in evenings and/or weekends to unemployed and underemployed Massachusetts residents.
The CTI model requires and fosters collaboration between Chapter 74/N74 schools, MassHire Career Centers, and regional Workforce Boards. These partnerships facilitate employer engagement, alignment of training programs with local workforce demands, targeted recruitment of individuals seeking pertinent skills, and assistance with their job placement following graduation.
If you are interested in enrolling in one of these programs or are a business interested in hiring graduates, please contact cti@commcorp.org
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- Industry and Occupation
The CTI model requires and fosters collaboration between Chapter 74 schools, MassHire Career Centers, and Market Makers at the regional Workforce Boards. This partnership facilitates employer engagement, alignment of training programs with local workforce demands, targeted recruitment of individuals seeking pertinent skills, and assistance with their job placement following graduation. The CTI ARPA Report details the spending and impact of federal stimulus support via ARPA and state funds for the CTI program in FY 2024.
- Industry and Occupation
The Career Technical Initiative (CTI) has been a welcomed training model to stimulate talent pipelines and fuel innovation for technical roles in manufacturing and construction/skilled trades. The program provides Massachusetts residents who are unemployed or underemployed with training opportunities by using the state’s existing resources at vocational high schools, while simultaneously helping businesses grow by increasing the number of skilled workers able to be employed in trade and construction jobs.
- Industry and Occupation
CTI is a signature initiative of the Workforce Skills Cabinet, a collaborative effort between the Executive Offices of Labor and Workforce Development, Education, and Housing and Economic Development. Learn more in this brochure!
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