STEM professions are focus of summit

"In all these years, there's been tremendous headway in the state," Mr. [Eric S. Heller] said. "There's no one here who needs to be convinced ... Yet we keep hearing from the business world they need more qualified people to hire." "They like to help," Mr. [Br...

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Published inTelegram & gazette
Main Author Eckelbecker, Lisa
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Worcester, Mass GateHouse Media, Inc 02.11.2016
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Summary:"In all these years, there's been tremendous headway in the state," Mr. [Eric S. Heller] said. "There's no one here who needs to be convinced ... Yet we keep hearing from the business world they need more qualified people to hire." "They like to help," Mr. [Bruce Van Dyke] said. "They want to be engaged." What's unclear is how much Massachusetts employers can devote to training workers. Paul Brassil, vice president of information technology for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said he thinks it's becoming necessary for employers to support training as unemployment in information technology has fallen.
ISSN:1050-4184