Central Mass. awarded $4M for manufacturing training

Courtesy Mount Wachusett Community College President Daniel Asquino said the college is looking forward to the new partnership this funding helps solidify.

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By Sam Bonacci

A consortium of community colleges has received a $4 million U.S. Department of Labor grant that will provide training for 400 people in advanced manufacturing Worcester, Middlesex and Essex counties.

The Massachusetts Advanced Manufacturing TechHire Consortium (MassAMTC) that received the grant is a consortium of four Massachusetts community colleges, including Mount Wachusett Community College, and partnering vocational-technical high schools, local workforce investment boards, the Northeast Advanced Manufacturing Consortium and employers, according to an announcement on Monday.

The four-year grant from from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration will provide training, work-based experiences, support services and job placement assistance in advanced manufacturing to 300 young people and 100 other unemployed, underemployed, or dislocated workers, according to MassAMTC.

“We are excited to begin this new partnership,” MWCC President Daniel M. Asquino said in a statement. “Best practices and curriculum from each institution will be shared and implemented, thereby benefiting employers and employees of the entire north central and northeast region.”

The award is part of $150 million awarded in July to 39 partnerships, providing training in 25 states across the country.