Marine Trades

Mobile-based worker training council gets new money for southwest Alabama programs

Media Pub Date:

February 15, 2011 (All day)

Media Link:

http://blog.al.com/press-register-business/2011/02/mobile-based_worker_training_...

Media Publisher:

Mobile Press-Register

The Mobile Press-Register reported that a "Mobile-based group that coordinates worker training in eight southwest Alabama counties has won $300,000 to help connect low-wage workers to training opportunities and improve employer involvement in deciding what skills are taught." The Southwest Alabama Workforce Development Council in Mobile, Alabama was one of

Six Communities in South, Southwest to receive $1.8 Million to Develop Innovative Approaches to Training and Career Development

Awards Represent Distribution from Federal Government's Social Innovation Fund

Date:

February 15, 2011

Marine Trades Partnership

The Marine Trades Partnership recruits and trains low-income residents of the Acquidneck Island, RI, area in skills of boat maintenance and trades associated with boat building and restoration, including woodworking, mechanical systems, engines, and electrical systems. These skills are needed by numerous boat-building companies, boatyards, marinas, and companies that maintain and restore various kinds of pleasure boats.

Skill Up Rhode Island

SkillUp Funders Collaborative of Rhode Island

SkillUp Rhode Island helps participating workers realize significant progress toward individual or family-sustaining wages and helps employers attain the workforce they need to succeed and compete in the 21st century. The initiative also aims to assist entry-level and incumbent workers advance in their careers by providing them with a career pathway that leads to higher employment levels.