Governor's Workforce Board
The Govneror's Workforce Board primary role is to coordinate the state's workforce development system through strategic planning and evaluation of workforce development efforts.
State law established the Governor's Workforce Board formerly Human Resource Investment Council in 1992. In July of 2004, the General Assembly passed and the Governor signed into law legislation that would restructure the Governor's Workforce Board from its previous 27 members to 15 members.
In the coming months, The Department of Labor & Training (DLT) will be working with other stakeholders to facilitate this change.
Excellence Through Training Grants (up to $30,000)
Available to Rhode Island employers to sharpen their competitive edge through employee training. This grant program is available once per year with applications becoming available in March for training to begin in July. An individual company can apply for up to $30,000. The employer is required to incur 25% of the total allowable training cost and the grant will cover 75% of the total allowable training cost.
Employee Investment Grants (up to $10,000)
Rapid changes in technology and organizational restructuring can easily overwhelm smaller businesses. Employee Investment Grants address this challenge with personalized training grants that allow employers with 100 or fewer employees to retrain workers for new technologies or systems. This grant program is available at anytime during the year.
Job Creation Grants
This program provides grants for companies moving to or expanding in Rhode Island. The funds are used for new employee training. Grant amounts are available anytime and the amounts vary due to the intensity of the training and number of new employees being hired. An employer match is required on a one-to-one basis. Participating employees must earn at least 150% of RI minimum wage.
Contact
John O'Hare, Acting Executive Director
Address
Center General Complex 1511 Pontiac Avenue Bldg 72-2
Telephone
401-462-8863
Fax
401-462-8865
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