If you run a plant in Springfield, Holyoke or Chicopee, you already know your workforce is one of the most bilingual in New England. That is a strength, but it also means safety briefings, quality specs and shift handoffs only work when everyone shares a common working language. The good news: Massachusetts will...
California and Texas run the two largest manufacturing economies in the United States, and both depend on immigrant workers to keep their lines moving. A large share of those workers are still building their English. For plant managers, that gap shows up as near-misses, rework, slow onboarding and supervisors who can't be promoted...
Worcester County manufacturers can often cover most or all of the cost of onsite workforce English training through two public sources: the Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund Program (WTFP) and federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funds managed by your local MassHire workforce board. The fastest path usually starts...
Manufacturers can often offset part of the cost of workforce English training, also called workplace English as a Second Language (ESL) training, through three channels: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funds administered by local workforce boards, state-funded workforce training grants, and the tax code. None of these is...