Senator Reed joined state and community leaders at the grand opening of the new Marine Trades, Shipfitting and Welding Program at the Warwick Area Career and Technical Center (WACTC). The new training being offered will build on the Warwick Marine Trades Career and Technical Education (CTE) program and will provide additional occupation-specific training to help students transition from school to career and/or post-secondary education. The event also showcased five new, state-of-the-art welding booths paid for with local, state, and federal funds to help students train for various careers. A member of the Appropriations Committee, Senator Reed has worked for years to support employment training programs in Rhode Island, and has been instrumental in delivering funds for programs such as Real Jobs RI, a demand-driven initiative that puts employers at the center of the state's workforce development efforts.
