Merimack Valley Partners for Progress: A business perspective

Building a Competitive Workforce:  The Community College Advantage
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“We all know what the power of a skilled, educated, and motivated workforce can do for productivity, innovation, quality, and competitiveness,” said Ryan. “Our people make the difference…Our challenge as employers is to ensure that we have the right skills in-house to meet quickly evolving business needs, as well as to retain talent, and have a talent pipeline for long-term success.”
Ryan shared details on Raytheon’s collaboration with Middlesex and Northern Essex community colleges, including a series of 80- noncredit courses that was created to train production workers in the late 1990’s and the Electronic Equipment Technology Program, a 29-credit program currently offered onsite at Raytheon.
He called community college workforce training programs “affordable, flexible, and comprehensive.”

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