NORTH SHORE –
- A 35 year old East Boston man drowned at Breakheart Reservation in Saugus Monday morning.
- The sand sculpting festival on Revere Beach in underway
- Saugus based “Snapchat” trial in Salem is heading to the jury
- Salem Police arrest man connection with brutal home invasion
- Seven Salem residents are seeking one school committee seat to be selected July 20th
- Little League sectional playoffs – Swampscott vs. Beverly Wednesday in Beverly 7:30 p.m.
- Endicott College earns an award – Great College to Work For – Details below on this post
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Tri-County Consortium Receives $4 Million Grant for Manufacturing Training
U.S. DOL grant awarded to North Shore Community College, Mount Wachusett, Middlesex, & Northern Essex community colleges, industry partners, WIBs & high schools
A consortium of four Massachusetts community colleges and partnering vocational-technical high schools, local workforce investment boards, the Northeast Advanced Manufacturing Consortium and employers has received a $4 million federal TechHire grant to provide workforce training in advanced manufacturing in Worcester, Middlesex and Essex counties.
The Massachusetts Advanced Manufacturing TechHire Consortium (MassAMTC) is a strategic partnership of training providers, employers and the workforce investment system. With this four-year grant from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration, MassAMTC will provide training, work-based experiences, support services and job placement assistance in advanced manufacturing to 300 young people and 100 other unemployed, underemployed, or dislocated workers.
Led by Mount Wachusett Community College in collaboration with Middlesex Community College, Northern Essex Community College, and North Shore Community College, MassAMTC has the support of major regional industry association partners, including the Northeast Advanced Manufacturing Consortium, which represents 13 different advanced manufacturing employers.
Additional partners include the North Central Workforce Investment Board (WIB), Greater Lowell WIB, Metro North Regional Employment Board, North Shore WIB and Merrimack Valley WIB, Lowell Technical High School, Lynn Vocational Technical High School, Essex Technical High School, Whittier Regional Technical High School and Greater Lawrence Technical High School.
“I congratulate North Shore, Mount Wachusett, Middlesex and Northern Essex community colleges on receiving a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to accelerate their advanced manufacturing training partnership program,” said Congresswoman Niki Tsongas. “Boosting American manufacturing and increasing educational opportunities are two essential components to our nation’s future, and this funding will allow Massachusetts to continue to lead in both areas by providing top-tier training and credential programs that also bolster our local manufacturing companies and workforce.”
“We are excited to begin this new partnership,” said NSCC President Patricia A. Gentile. “Best practices and curriculum from each institution will be shared and implemented, thereby benefiting employers and employees of the entire North Central and Northeast region.”
NSCC will work in partnership with Mount Wachusett on the Quality Technician Training Program, a program that complements NSCC’s new Biotechnology Quality Assurance program. NSCC will train 52 people in four cycles of Quality Technician Training and 24 people in two cycles of Advanced Manufacturing Training Machining Track.
NSCC will also work in collaboration with the North Shore Workforce Investment Board, Lynn Technical High School and Essex Agricultural Technical High School to create a pipeline of primarily young and unemployed or underemployed workers to meet the workforce needs of companies across its region. The training will be noncredit with the hope that participants may transition to college to continue on a manufacturing career pathway.
More than $150 million in the H-1B TechHire grant program were awarded in July to 39 partnerships, providing training in 25 states across the country. More than 18,000 participants will receive services, with a focus on youth and young adults ages 17 to 29 with barriers to employment, as well as veterans and individuals with disabilities, limited English proficiency, criminal records, and long-term unemployment.
ENDICOTT COLLEGE NAMED A “2016 GREAT COLLEGE TO WORK FOR” BY THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Excellence noted in 9 of 12 categories; also featured on Honor Roll
July 18, 2016 (Beverly, MA) — Endicott College is a great college to work for, according to a new survey released by The Chronicle of Higher Education in its ninth annual report on The Academic Workplace.
Endicott won honors in nine out of 12 categories this year: Collaborative Governance; Compensation & Benefits; Confidence in Senior Leadership; Facilities, Workspace & Security; Job Satisfaction; Professional/Career Development Programs; Respect and Appreciation; Supervisor/Department Chair Relationship; and Teaching Environment (Faculty Only). Endicott is also once again one of 42 institutions on the Honor Roll.
Last year Endicott was listed in six categories – the new recognitions are Job Satisfaction, Professional/ Career Development, and Supervisor/Department Chair Relationship.
“Endicott has grown tremendously over the past 20 years, but it’s always been important for us to keep the small-town feel as we expand,” said Endicott College President Richard E. Wylie. “You can really feel it when you step onto campus – each of our dedicated employees and phenomenal faculty are an integral part of an interconnected family. When people care about each other, when they know they are a part of every triumph, success transfers to something much bigger, and I think that really stands out in these survey results.”
Only 93 of the 281 colleges and universities that applied for the program achieved “Great College to Work For” recognition: 68 four-year institutions and 25 two-year institutions. Results are reported for small, medium, and large institutions, with Endicott included among the medium universities with 3,000 to 9,999 students.
The nine categories of honors that Endicott garnered this year are:
- Collaborative Governance: Faculty members are appropriately involved in decisions related to academic programs.
- Professional/Career-Development Programs: Employees are given the opportunity to develop skills and understand requirements to advance in their careers.
- Teaching Environment: Faculty members say the institution recognizes innovative and high-quality teaching.
- Compensation and Benefits: Pay is fair, and benefits meet the needs of employees.
- Facilities, Workspaces, and Security: Facilities adequately meet needs, the appearance of the campus is pleasing, and the institution takes steps to provide a secure environment.
- Job Satisfaction and Support: Provides insight into the satisfaction with job fit, autonomy, and resources.
- Confidence in Senior Leadership: Leaders have the necessary knowledge, skills, and experience for institutional success.
- Supervisor or Department-Chair Relationship: Supervisor makes expectations clear and solicits ideas.
- Respect and Appreciation: Employees are regularly recognized for their contributions.
“Nine years in, The Chronicle’s Great Colleges to Work For program is well known as a mark of a college or university that puts thought and effort into serving the needs of its faculty and staff,” said Liz McMillen, editor of The Chronicle. “The colleges and universities that make the list are highly rated by their employees for creating great working environments, an important achievement that helps them recruit top academic and administrative talent.”
The survey results are based on a two-part assessment process: an institutional audit that captured demographics and workplace policies, and a survey administered to faculty, administrators, and professional support staff. The primary factor in deciding whether an institution received recognition was the employee feedback.
The Chronicle’s Great Colleges to Work For survey is one of the largest and most respected workplace- recognition programs in the country. Now in its ninth year, it recognizes the colleges that get top ratings from their employees on workforce practices and policies. For more information and to view all the results of the survey, visit The Chronicle’s Website at http://chroniclegreatcolleges.com.
