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Small Homes, Big Futures

2022-03-17T19:15:57-04:00November 7th, 2019|

Building Futures' construction pre-apprentice graduates are gaining valuable hands-on experience while making a lasting impact on our Olneyville neighborhood. As a partner with ONE Neighborhood Builders' Sheridan Street Small Homes project, Building Futures graduates are building: Five net-zero, single-family homes. Each home includes: 2 bedroom, 1.5

Apprenticeship Works

2021-12-27T20:51:25-05:00October 18th, 2019|

Building Futures | Apprenticeship Rhode Island works with private employers, government agencies and leaders, education partners, and individuals to advance the use of Registered Apprenticeship as a workforce development tool in high growth industries across the state. Together with our partners, we're celebrating the growth of Apprenticeship, and what that growth means for

Moving Up: Brown Medicine’s LPNs

2022-03-08T20:36:28-05:00July 22nd, 2019|

The most important lesson in workforce development: Listen to your employees. That’s exactly what Brown Medicine did, and through a partnership with Building Futures' Apprenticeship Rhode Island initiative, developed a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Apprenticeship program; providing an opportunity for growth within the company that wasn’t available before. “The number one motivator for us

RI Opioids Crisis

2021-12-27T20:49:52-05:00March 19th, 2019|

Opioids dependency is devastating communities across Rhode Island and is of particular concern in the construction industry, where physical work can lead to injury and prescription opioids can lead to dependency. Building Futures' strategy is two-fold. Our training, RI Opioids Crisis: Our Response. Our Recovery, is empowering workers and leaders, in construction and

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