MCC's Economic and Workforce Development: Spring 2017 Newsletter

The MCC Economic and Workforce Development Center is moving.

On May 17, 2017 the MCC Economic and Workforce Development Center will open in a new space on the 7th floor of MCC’s Downtown Campus located at 321 State Street in downtown Rochester.

New York INSPIRE project: tuition-free education and training. Under the leadership of the economic and workforce development division, MCC has been awarded a $6 million America’s Promise grant through the U.S. Department of Labor. The grant is a portion of a $111 million package of federal grants awarded late last year. Nearly two dozen community colleges across the country received grants as part of the Obama administration plan to invest in education and training programs and create more pathways to employment for millions of Americans. The MCC award is funding NY INSPIRE, a 4-year project, which includes a consortium of local community colleges and partners led by MCC. The objective is to connect under-served urban and rural youth, veterans, and incumbent workers with tuition-free training and education in advanced manufacturing, information technology, and health care occupations. Programs will include a variety of work-based learning opportunities to help participants obtain necessary skills, competencies and credentials including apprenticeship, on-the-job training, paid work experience and paid internships. A mixture of classroom education, cohort-based learning and technology-enabled training strategies will also be used. To learn more about the NY INSPIRE project, contact MCC at vp-ediws@monroecc.edu.

The Economic and Workforce Development Center includes the following:

■ Office of the Vice President for the Economic and Workforce Development Division ■ Corporate College ■ Grants Office ■ Secondary Education Partnerships ■ Marketing Operations for Economic and Workforce Development

Links to know.

Division Landing Page mccediws.com Labor Market Intelligence mcclmi.com

Corporate College Spring Schedule workforceforward.com/SpringKnowledge MCC Career Coach careercoach.monroecc.edu