September 23, 2024
The Honorable Michael J. Rodrigues
Chair, Senate Committee on Ways and Means
State House, Room 212
Boston, MA 02133
The Honorable Aaron Michlewitz
Chair, House Committee on Ways and Means
State House, Room 243
Boston, MA 02133
Dear Chairs Rodrigues and Michlewitz:
Pursuant to Chapter 88 of the Acts of 2024, we are transmitting to you this monthly report on the
Working Training for EA Residents.
Sincerely,
Secretary Matthew J. Gorzkowicz, Secretary Lauren Jones,
Executive Office for Administration Executive Office for Labor and
and Finance Workforce Development
Secretary Edward Augustus Cristina Aguilera Sandoval
Executive Office for Housing and Executive Director of the Office for
Livable Communities Refugees and Immigrants
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MEMORANDUM
TO: House and Senate Committees on Ways and Means
FR: Executive Office for Administration and Finance, Executive Office of Labor and
Workforce Development
DT: September 23, 2024
RE: Monthly Approved and Authorized Training Programs report
Background/Narrative
The table below includes key datapoints outlined in Chapter 88 of the Acts of 2024. The data is
updated as of September 19, 2024. The Administration continues to pursue key activities related
to these datapoints below.
Approved Training Programs
Value as of
Datapoint Notes
09/19/24
Number of individuals Individual is defined as an adult, at least
participating in an approved 1,465 18 years old, who is an EA shelter
training program resident or in a temporary respite center.
Number of individuals
participating in an approved
100
training program since the last
report
Number of EA residents
participating in an approved 1,246
training program
Number of EA residents
participating in an approved
100
training program since the last
report
1386 trainings from the Massachusetts
Eligible Training Provider list have been
identified and selected for EA residents
in the following industries:
Advanced Manufacturing
List of approved training Health and human services
1,386 programs
programs Clean energy and technology
Finance & Insurance
Information Technology
Transportation
Hospitality
Education
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Life Sciences
Construction
Early childhood education
Municipalities where the See Appendix A for the respective
approved training programs 95 communities municipalities where the approved
are located training programs are located.
Number of individuals Not tracked at this time – as new
waiting for placement in an N/A programs launch, LWD will begin
approved training program keeping waitlists for new programs.
Number of individuals
Not tracked at this time – as new
waiting for placement in an
N/A programs launch, LWD will begin
approved training program
keeping waitlists for new programs.
since the last report
Number of individuals who
were provided notice of the
547
availability of an approved
training program
Number of individuals who
were provided notice of the
availability of an approved 213
training program since the last
report
Number of individuals are not available;
state agencies are continuously
Number of individuals who
evaluating the data collection system to
received an EAD while
N/A improve our tracking and reporting
participating in an approved
capabilities, but currently do not have
program
the capability to report on this metric as
defined.
Number of individuals are not available;
state agencies are continuously
Number of individuals who
evaluating the data collection system to
received an EAD while
N/A improve our tracking and reporting
participating in an approved
capabilities, but currently do not have
program since the last report
the capability to report on this metric as
defined.
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Authorized Training Programs
Implementation status of authorized training programs: Subregulatory guidance issued by
the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development on May 30 th, 2024 pursuant to
House Bill No. 4466 pertaining to the administration of authorized training programs established
in subsection (dd) of section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as inserted by section 6, and
section 38NN of chapter 63 of the General Laws, as inserted by section 8, including, but not
limited to, requirements to be deemed an authorized training program.
Value as of
Datapoint Notes
09/19/24
Individual is defined as an adult, at least
Number of individuals 18 years old, who is an EA shelter
participating in an authorized 0 resident or in a temporary respite center.
training program LWD is finalizing the system and
process for tracking these numbers.
Number of individuals
participating in an authorized
0
training program since the last
report
Number of EA residents Number of individuals are not yet
participating in an authorized 0 available; LWD is finalizing the system
training program and process for tracking these numbers.
Number of EA residents
participating in an authorized
0
training program since the last
report
Number of individuals Number of individuals are not yet
waiting for placement in an 0 available; LWD is finalizing the system
authorized training program and process for tracking these numbers.
Number of individuals
Number of individuals are not yet
waiting for placement in an
0 available; LWD is finalizing the system
authorized training program
and process for tracking these numbers.
since the last report
Number of individuals who
were provided notice of the
547
availability of an authorized
training program
Number of individuals who
were provided notice of the
availability of an authorized 213
training program since the last
report
Number of employers
LWD is finalizing procedures and the
approved to offer an
0 program to enable employers to offer
authorized training program
authorized training programs.
by municipality and industry
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Number of employers seeking LWD is finalizing procedures and the
to offer an authorized training 0 program to enable employers to offer
program authorized training programs.
Number of individuals are not available;
state agencies are continuously
Number of individuals who
evaluating the data collection system to
received an EAD while
N/A improve our tracking and reporting
participating in an authorized
capabilities, but currently do not have
program
the capability to report on this metric as
defined.
Number of individuals are not available;
state agencies are continuously
Number of individuals who
evaluating the data collection system to
received an EAD while
N/A improve our tracking and reporting
participating in an authorized
capabilities, but currently do not have
program since the last report
the capability to report on this metric as
defined.
Number of individuals are not available;
state agencies are continuously
Number of individuals offered
evaluating the data collection system to
employment after receiving an
N/A improve our tracking and reporting
EAD in an authorized training
capabilities, but currently do not have
program
the capability to report on this metric as
defined.
Number of individuals are not available;
state agencies are continuously
Number of individuals offered
evaluating the data collection system to
employment after receiving an
N/A improve our tracking and reporting
EAD in an authorized training
capabilities, but currently do not have
program since the last report
the capability to report on this metric as
defined.
EA Individuals Enrolled in Training Programs
Value as of
Datapoint Notes
09/19/24
Residents of EA shelter self-reporting
enrollment in any type of job training
Number of EA residents
program, including but not limited to
enrolled in any type of job 1,239*
Authorized and Approved Training
training program.
Programs.
* The decrease in this value since the last report is most likely due to enrolled families exiting
shelter.
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Appendix A: Approved Training Programs Municipalities
Andover Enfield Milton Springfield
Ashland Fairhaven New Bedford Taunton
Avon Fall River North Adams Tewksbury
Bedford Fitchburg North Andover Turners Falls
Bellevue Framingham North Attleboro Tyngsboro
Billerica Franklin North Oxford Watertown
Boston Gardner Northampton Wellesley
Bourne Georgetown Nottingham West Barnstable
Braintree Gloucester Oxford West Boylston
Brockton Greenfield Palmer West Springfield
Brookline Hathorne Pawtucket Westborough
Burlington Haverhill Pembroke Westfield
Buzzards Bay Holyoke Pikeville Westford
Cambridge Hyannis Pittsfield Westport
Canton Hyde Park Plainville Westwood
Charlestown Issaquah Plymouth Whitefield
Charlton Lancaster Quincy Wilbraham
Chelsea Lawrence Randolph Wilmington
Chicopee Lexington Rocky Hill Woburn
Cranston Lincoln Roxbury Worcester
Dallas Linwood Salem
Danvers Lowell Seekonk
Dartmouth Malden South Easton
Devens Marlborough Somers
East Providence Mattapan Somerville
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