The Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District recently became the only school district to receive funding from the Sen. Kenneth J. Donnelly Workforce Success Grant to train adults to work in industries that have identified a strong need for skilled employees.
Minuteman received $480,000 from the Donnelly Grant through the Governor’s Workforce Skills Cabinet and the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD). An additional $20,000 was allocated from Commonwealth Corporation, a partner of EOLWD, to support students with childcare and transportation costs.
Since 2020, Minuteman has received more than $1 million worth of workforce development grants through the Governor’s Workforce Skills Cabinet and EOLWD. In addition to facilities management, the grant funding supports courses in carpentry, computer numeric control (CNC) machine operation and welding.
“Minuteman has helped place dozens of adult students into high-demand careers as a direct result of the workforce skills c abinet grants,” said Edward A. Bouquillon, superintendent-director of Minuteman, in a news release. “Many of these students, who were unemployed or underemployed, now have the training and skills to support themselves and their families through long-term, financially rewarding careers.”
MTI will use the Donnelly vgrant to offer a course in facilities management four times through 2024 with up to 20 students in each course. Students will be trained using the IFMA curriculum and receive IFMA industry-certified credentials upon successful completion. The Minuteman course will be free for qualified students.
“MTI is especially pleased to have received this grant,” said Nancy Houle, executive director of MTI. “As the only post-secondary school in the region to partner with IFMA, our students will receive quality training and mentoring, and will be prepared to step into a great career.”
Minuteman was the only school district to receive funding through the grant that was named after the late state Sen. Kenneth J. Donnelly, who represented the Minuteman district towns of Arlington and Lexington. He was succeeded by his longtime chief of staff, Cindy Friedman, who celebrated the news that Minuteman received the Donnelly grant funding.
“It is so appropriate that a Kenneth Donnelly workforce grant has been given to Minuteman Technical Institute. Minuteman is part of the late senator’s district, and he was a true champion of creating work opportunities for all residents of the Commonwealth,” Sen. Friedman said in an April 8 release. “Bringing this type of grant ‘home’ to the community he loved is truly special and is a wonderful testament to Sen. Donnelly and his great work and dedication.”
MTI offers 10-month and 15-week courses for adults in trades such as automotive technology, carpentry, CNC machine operation, cosmetology, electrical wiring, plumbing code, and metal fabrication/welding. Courses are held in the evenings and/or Saturday mornings. For more information, visit minutemanti.org.
This news announcement was published Sunday, April 10, 2022. YourArlington volunteer Kim Haase helped edit and prepare this for publication.
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