MA H685

Board of Education would establish a program to prepare vocational school students for employment in clean energy and climatetech occupations, providing career guidance, job readiness training, and employer matchmaking

Grant program would fund regional partnerships, internships, apprenticeships, and training for underrepresented groups including low-income individuals, women, minorities, and environmental justice populations

Eligible grant applicants include employers, workforce investment boards, K-12 and vocational schools, higher education institutions, nonprofit and for-profit training organizations, and one-stop career centers

Grant proposals must include specific workforce training goals, evidence-based program descriptions, detailed budgets, and projected enrollment and job placement numbers

Annual reports required to legislative committees by January 1, covering program activities, participant numbers, and employment outcomes; program implementation subject to appropriation