(add)ventures One of 77 R.I. Employers to Win Worker Training Grants

The R.I. Governor’s Workforce Board has awarded 77 Comprehensive Worker Training grants, totaling $1.59 million, to help provide on-the-job training for 3,500 Rhode Island workers. Employers will match the grants, bringing the total to $3.2 million.

“The best defense against an economic downturn is a skilled work force,” Joseph MarcAurele, chairman of the Governor’s Workforce Board and president  of Citizens Bank, Rhode Island, said in a statement this afternoon. “Our training grants not only help companies improve their productivity in the short term, but also help Rhode Island improve its talent pool for the future.”

(add)ventures earned a grant totaling $6,160 that will be used towards training in cause marketing, computer programs including Flash, as well as leadership programs.

Financing for the worker training grants comes from the R.I. Job Development Fund, which is financed entirely by local employers. Only those employers
who contribute to the fund are eligible to apply for the grants.