WCTF Project Summaries
Innovative Post Secondary Education Models (IPSEM)
Through the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund, Innovative Post Secondary Education Models (IPSEM) grants ar designed to support post secondary institutions in developing and testing models for accelerating the acquisition of degrees and certificates that address a persistent labor market demand. Grantees have initially received planning grants. They will use this planning grant support to develop curricula and program design over a period of six months. They will then apply for implementation grants of up to $315,000, which will support them in piloting the models for two to three years and in developing sustainability strategies. IPSEM grantees have agreed to provide curricula and program materials for dissemination to other Massachusetts' post secondary institutions.
Older Worker Retention Strategies
Many industries in the Commonwealth are facing worker shortages and knowledge drain due to the current or impending retirement of skilled workers. The intent of the Older Worker Retention Strategies Program is to support the Commonwealth's businesses in conducting the design and planning of strategies to:
- Increase their ability to retain their older workers (over 50 years of age); and
- Support the sharing of the strategies developed through these grants to increase our collective knowledge on methods for retaining older workers.
