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March 5, 2020

$10M in Workforce Grants Awarded to Fund Training for More Than 6,500 Workers, Create 1,361 New Jobs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Charlie Pearce (617) 626-7121 Follow us on Twitter: @MassLWD $10M in Workforce Grants Awarded to Fund Training for More Than 6,500 Workers, Create 1,361 New Jobs BROCKTON, MA — Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced $10 million in Workforce Training Fund Program (WTFP) grants that […]

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March 5, 2020

Help, We’ve Been Hacked

By Lisa Derby Oden, MassMEP Project Development Coordinator We hear it regularly in the news these days. Here in Massachusetts, Athol, Charlton, Gardner, New Bedford, Leominster School District, and Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School are among several municipal governments and school districts that have been subjected to cyber […]

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February 7, 2020

How to register on the Massachusetts Training Exchange website to access “no-cost” training courses

Want to know more on how to register with the Small Business Direct Access Program with the Massachusetts Training Exchange? This video was created to provide more information, answer questions and help navigate companies through this process.

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January 27, 2020

Roadmap to a Manufacturing Pipeline

By Lisa Derby Oden, Workforce Program Coordinator, MassMEP The help wanted ads are everywhere in manufacturing. The industry is facing a skills gap that may leave an estimated 2.4 million positions unfilled between 2018 and 2028, with a potential economic impact of $2.5 trillion, according to a study by Deloitte. […]

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January 10, 2020

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification CMMC

The New Cybersecurity Standard CMMC will encompass multiple maturity levels that range from “Basic Cyber Security Hygiene to Advanced”. The intent is to identify the required CMMC level in Request for Proposals (RFP’s) in the term and conditions and will be used as a GO/NO GO decision for procurement of […]

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November 26, 2019

5 Reasons to Train Your Employees and How to Make it Affordable

By Lisa Derby Oden, Workforce Program Coordinator, MassMEP Weaknesses – we all have them. And when everyone’s individual weaknesses are all bundled together…well, you have probably found the source of many of your workplace issues. Training can be a primary solution for dealing with these issues. Let’s look at 5 […]

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Close-up of several metal milling cutters and drill bits, each mounted in tool holders, arranged upright with a soft focus on the background, highlighting the sharp, spiral cutting edges.

June 10, 2019

Innovative Growth Solutions Transforming Vision into Reality

It isn’t enough for leaders to define the vision of an organization. Today’s leaders need to actively participate in the effort to make their vision a reality. Before implementation can begin, it’s important for a leader to understand his or her role. Following is an action plan that can be […]

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March 25, 2019

One on One: John Killam, president and CEO of the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership

By Worcester Telegram WORCESTER — With one program or ad campaign, John Killam wishes he could persuade a whole generation of middle school and high school students to share his excitement over manufacturing in Massachusetts and the more than 130,000 high-paying jobs open to them. But he knows solving the […]

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March 21, 2019

Five Questions With: Manny Jerome

By Susan ShalhoubPBN contributing writer pbn.com/five-questions-with-manny-jerome/ MANNY JEROME is the new client-development project manager for the southeastern region of Massachusetts at MassMEP. / COURTESY MASSACHUSETTS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP. Last month the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership, or MassMEP, welcomed Manny Jerome as project manager for client development for the southeastern region […]

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February 21, 2019

Leader Effectiveness Training

Kevin Smith talks about Leader Effectiveness Training (L.E.T.) which teaches Dr. Thomas Gordon’s world renowned model of human relationships. L.E.T. is taught through the MassMEP as a 3 day workshop. People leave the workshop with a set of skills that can be put to use immediately.

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