Officials to celebrate $7.5M grant to help jobless train for IT jobs

 U.S. SEN. Jack Reed will attend an event Monday to celebrate a $7.5 million federal grant that will be used to help unemployed Rhode Islanders land information technology jobs. / PBN FILE PHOTO
U.S. SEN. Jack Reed will attend an event Monday to celebrate a $7.5 million federal grant that will be used to help unemployed Rhode Islanders land information technology jobs. / PBN FILE PHOTO

LINCOLN – Officials will gather on Monday to celebrate a $7.5 million federal grant that will be used to help train unemployed Rhode Islanders so they can land information technology jobs.
U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, Cranston Mayor Allan Fung and R.I. Department of Labor and Training Director Charles J. Fogarty will attend the event.
In October, Workforce Solutions of Providence/Cranston and The Workforce Partnership of Greater Rhode Island received $7,516,324 in federal H1-B Visa funds to team up with Tech Collective, Rhode Island’s technology industry association, to develop job training for middle and high-skill job placements in the information technology field.
The program’s goal is to help unemployed Rhode Island workers, particularly those who have been out of work for an extended period of time, land high-tech jobs. The program will provide intensive outreach, support and skills training.
Rhode Island was among 21 states that submitted successful applications for the U.S. Department of Labor’s Ready to Work Partnership grant.
“This program will help Rhode Islanders learn new skills and successfully compete for good-paying jobs in high-growth industries. I commend our workforce investment boards, the partner colleges and universities, Tech Collective and other local training providers who are part of this endeavor. They are working overtime to try to help connect the long-term unemployed to job openings, and I will continue doing all I can to support their efforts,” Reed said in a statement.
The event will be held at 100 Amica Way, Building 100, in Lincoln.

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