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Tri-County Consortium Receives $4 Million Grant for Manufacturing Training

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 […]

Congresswoman Tsongas, State Secretaries Bialecki and Kaprielian, Help Kick off Manufacturing Week Celebration at MWCC

Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, Housing and Economic Development Secretary Greg Bialecki, Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Rachel Kaprielian, and dozens of regional business and community leaders gathered at Mount Wachusett Community College’s Devens campus on Monday, Sept. 29 to celebrate the start of Manufacturing Week. The event marked the success to date of a $15.9 million […]

Mount Wachusett Selected to Oversee $15.9 million, multi-state TAACCCT Grant

Mount Wachusett Community College will oversee a $15.9 million, multi-state grant to provide accelerated training and credentials to students pursuing careers or job advancement in advanced manufacturing. On Sept. 18, the U.S. Department of Labor announced 57 new grants totaling $475 million to community colleges and universities around the country for the development and expansion […]