ATTLEBORO – Superintendent David Sawyer and Attleboro High School Principal Kate Campbell are pleased to announce that Attleboro High School has received a $809,930 grant through the Career Technical Initiative (CTI) from the Healey-Driscoll Administration to develop a new Attleboro Technical Institute program.
Through the grant funding, Attleboro High School’s new adult evening school, the Attleboro Technical Institute, will provide free training to 96 participants for careers in Welding, HVAC, Plumbing and Automotive Technology positions. The training will include hands-on vocational training, employability, entrepreneurship and technical literacy skills.
The training programs will run in the 2024 fall semester and the 2025 spring semester. Attendees will receive comprehensive training in one of the four offered vocation programs, receive travel assistance to and from school, tools to prepare them for success in a new career and will be offered interviews with local employers.
“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to enhance our Career and Technical Education program with this grant,” said Superintendent Sawyer. “The CTE program is crucial for ensuring that our community gets free access to vocational education, and can jumpstart a new career at any point in life.”
The Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded $13.4 million in CTI implementation and planning grants to 21 vocational-technical schools. The grant funding aims to support training for 1,641 jobseekers for careers in high-demand occupations within the trades, construction and manufacturing sectors in partnership with over 180 employers across Massachusetts.
The CTI grant program partners with Career and Technical Education (CTE) Schools, such as Attleboro High School, 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.
“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,” said Governor Healey. “CTI offers hands-on training that will support our job seekers, workers and employers as we continue to promote a competitive and equitable economy.”
The Attleboro Technical Institute is seeking Massachusetts residents to apply for the program who are at least 18 years old, committed to 20 hours of training per week for 10 weeks and who are interested in pursuing a new career. The program is free and is for adults. Applicants cannot be currently attending a high school.
For more information about the new Attleboro Technical Institute program, or to how to apply, please email ATI@attleboroschools.com.
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