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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 12, 2011 |
For more information please contact: Jack Healy MassMEP Tel: 508-831-7020 |
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STATE LEADERS RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAM Mobile Training Unit Provides Manufacturing Training to Those Who Have Served (M.O.S.T.® Mobile Training Unit will be available for tours) In this time of economic uncertainty, a number of military veterans will receive specialized training as part of Mobile Outreach Skills Training (M.O.S.T. ®), a manufacturing training and placement program by the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MassMEP). Following the completion of this program, Smith & Wesson will offer the graduates employment. Details of why this training is so invaluable for the state, municipalities and out-of-work veterans will be discussed during a press conference at Smith & Wesson on Thursday, April 14 at 3:30 p.m. WHAT: An advanced Mobile Training Unit equipped with 3-D simulators and manufacturing machines is part of a unique Mobile Outreach Skills Training (M.O.S.T.®) program that can successfully place veterans, unemployed and underemployed workers into advanced manufacturing jobs after just two weeks of basic skills training. This current program is funded in part by a U.S. Department of Labor $500,000 grant. Additional funds for this training may be contributed by state, local and private-sector funding. WHEN: Thursday, April 14, 2011 3:30–4:15 p.m. WHERE: Front Lobby Smith & Wesson 2100 Roosevelt Avenue Springfield, MA NOTE: Please allow at least 20 minutes in advance to go through security. SPEAKERS: Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray Massachusetts Secretary of Veterans Services Coleman Nee PHOTO OPPTY’S: Visuals of M.O.S.T. training unit • Interviews with Lt. Gov Murray and Secretary Nee Editor’s Note: Members of the media are invited to tour the mobile training unit. |
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