CHARLTON — Superintendent-Director Kyle Brenner and Career Technical Initiative (CTI) Coordinator Marci Komssi are pleased to share that Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School has been awarded the Career Technical Initiative Implementation Grant by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School received $471,702 as part of the grant to provide training and placement to prepare unemployed or underemployed individuals for positions in Advanced Manufacturing, Culinary Arts and Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC). Grant employer partners include All Points HVAC, ckSmithSuperior, General Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Dexter, FLEXcon, A&M Tool & Design, Primetals Technologies, Pine Ridge Country Club, Niche Hospitality Group, The Overlook, UMass Memorial Health.
Grant funds will cover the full cost for students including classroom time, textbooks, and certifications. The grant also allows Bay Path to offer support services such as career readiness lessons and post-employment follow-ups.
“On behalf of the entire district, I would like to thank the Healey-Driscoll administration for their continuing strong support of career and technical education in Massachusetts,” said Superintendent-Director Brenner. “We encourage all eligible community members to sign up and take advantage of this great opportunity.”
Adults interested in pursuing a career in Advanced Manufacturing, Culinary Arts, or Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) must be willing to enroll and commit to 200 hours of training at Bay Path and be willing to obtain training to qualify them for industry-recognized credentials essential to work in the field of their choice.
Worcester County participants must be 18 years old or older, unemployed or underemployed (annual income is less than $46,800, gross). Most recent high school graduates qualify as under-employed.
Perspective students must go through an application and acceptance process. To apply, contact Mass Hire Career Centers in Southbridge and Worcester.
The application and interview process must be completed before the start of class in September. Seats are limited to 12 per program.
Bay Path will recruit, assess, and screen participants aligned with the program requirements, in partnership with Mass Hire Career Centers in Southbridge and Worcester.
As a result of the support of the Legislature, $15.3 million was allocated to the Career Technical Initiative in the Fiscal Year 23 State Budget to support the ongoing economic recovery and growth objectives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. These strategic investments are part of the ongoing effort by the Massachusetts Workforce Skills Cabinet to scale effective career pathway programs that better position residents who want to be hired into jobs that businesses need to be filled.
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