CANTON — Superintendent-Director Jill Rossetti is pleased to share that Blue Hills Regional Technical School has received a Career Technical Initiative Grant (CTI) as part of a state grant program aimed to bolster career technical education in the state.
On July 16, The Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded $13.4 million in CTI implementation and planning grants to 21 organizations, including Blue Hills Regional. The funding will provide training for 1,641 jobseekers in high-demand occupations within the trades, construction and manufacturing sectors in partnership with over 180 employers across Massachusetts.
“On behalf of the Blue Hills community we are grateful to the Healey-Driscoll Administration for their continued support of career technical education in the state,” Superintendent-Director Rossetti said. “Preparing students to enter the workforce with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed is at the heart of what we seek to provide, and this funding will go a long way in helping us do that.”
The CTI grant program partners with Career and Technical Education (CTE) Schools to provide adult learners, especially unemployed and underemployed individuals from underserved populations and underrepresented groups, with career training and technical skills to meet the needs of Massachusetts employers.
During the summer months, Blue Hills staff members worked CTI grant program partners and industry partners to gauge what specific technical skills and soft skills employers are looking for in recent graduates. Through this dialogue, staff members created the “Triple A” Program: Attitude, Aptitude and Attendance, to best prepare students for their chosen careers after graduation.
“Our hope is that this program will give all students the spark they need to push through their senior year and give them the springboard they need to bridge the skills gap to get into the trades,” said CTI/School to Careers Partnership Director Jonathan Pryor.
“These awards will help address our workforce needs and build talent pipelines and career pathways so that the construction, trades and manufacturing sectors can continue to thrive now and in the future. CTI offers hands-on training that will support our jobseekers, workers and employers as we continue to promote a competitive and equitable economy,” Governor Healey said in a statement.
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