Event Details
- Thank you for joining us for this informative session with the Commonwealth Corporation.
- Attendees learned about the Workforce Training Fund Program and how it helps organizations fund employee training, as well as ways their business can get involved.
Tickets
- Free for Chamber Members & Non-Members
- (Advanced registration is required)
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Take advantage of an enriching session with Commonwealth Corporation
The Workforce Training Fund Program helps address business productivity and competitiveness by providing resources to Massachusetts businesses to fund training for current and newly hired employees.
Commonwealth Corporation (CommCorp) is a quasi-public agency that was established in 1996 through the merger of two Massachusetts nonprofit organizations: the Industrial Service Program and the Bay State Skills Corporation. The agency is responsible for administering and delivering a wide range of publicly and privately funded programs. CommCorp is governed by a 19-member board of directors that includes leaders from the private sector, organized labor, academia, and government. As a nationally recognized leader in building industry sector partnerships that address the skill needs of specific employers in an industry, CommCorp creates new or expanded capacity in education and training programs for demand occupations. They are committed to ensuring that Massachusetts businesses have access to a pipeline of highly skilled workers and that youth and adults in Massachusetts have pathways to good jobs in the knowledge economy.
ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS STRONG
Small Business Strong is a leading technical assistance initiative that revitalizes and fortifies small businesses, especially women and minority owned enterprises, through expedited, pro-bono resources. Small Business Strong has served more than 3,600 businesses, preserved nearly 10,000 jobs, and bolstered the health of the region’s small businesses to create an inclusive, dynamic economy.
Commonwealth Corporation (CommCorp) is a quasi-public agency that was established in 1996 through the merger of two Massachusetts nonprofit organizations: the Industrial Service Program and the Bay State Skills Corporation. The agency is responsible for administering and delivering a wide range of publicly and privately funded programs. CommCorp is governed by a 19-member board of directors that includes leaders from the private sector, organized labor, academia, and government. As a nationally recognized leader in building industry sector partnerships that address the skill needs of specific employers in an industry, CommCorp creates new or expanded capacity in education and training programs for demand occupations. They are committed to ensuring that Massachusetts businesses have access to a pipeline of highly skilled workers and that youth and adults in Massachusetts have pathways to good jobs in the knowledge economy.
ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS STRONG
Small Business Strong is a leading technical assistance initiative that revitalizes and fortifies small businesses, especially women and minority owned enterprises, through expedited, pro-bono resources. Small Business Strong has served more than 3,600 businesses, preserved nearly 10,000 jobs, and bolstered the health of the region’s small businesses to create an inclusive, dynamic economy.
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Amber Haskell
VP, and Chamber Foundation Executive Director
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Speaker
Fernando Martinez
Associate Director of Workforce Training Fund, Commonwealth Corporation
Fernando Martinez is the Associate Director of the Workforce Training Fund and oversees the Express Program, one of two core programs of the Fund. The Express Program…Read more
Fernando Martinez is the Associate Director of the Workforce Training Fund and oversees the Express Program, one of two core programs of the Fund. The Express Program offers just-in-time, off-the-shelf training grants to small businesses in Massachusetts with 100 or fewer employees. Before he joined Commonwealth Corporation, he worked in marketing, communications, and development for several Boston-area nonprofit organizations. He started his career as an ESOL instructor for adult immigrant students.
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