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In January, Quincy College and JVS Boston, one of the region’s largest providers of adult education and workforce development services, teamed up to launch ArLab – a state-of-the-art healthcare and biotechnology career institute on Arlington Street in Boston’s South End. Since its opening, ArLab has had a positive impact on the lives of 500 students from Greater Boston, a level of success that has now led to recognition as one of the state’s noteworthy new businesses. This month in Cambridge, ArLab was honored at MassEcon’s Corporate Welcome Reception, an annual event which brings together Massachusetts businesses from all industries and regions to recognize those who have chosen to make the state home during the past year. MassEcon is a statewide non-profit alliance of private- and public-sector partners that champions Massachusetts as the best place to start, grow or locate a business. “We’re grateful to MassEcon for highlighting the unique partnership between the college and JVS Boston, a collaboration that’s brought regional workforce development initiatives to an exciting new level,” said Quincy College President Dr. Richard DeCristofaro. “ArLab represents the very best that each organization has to offer in delivering educational opportunities for students and guiding them along pathways that lead to fulfilling professional careers.” At ArLab, students learn, train and become credentialed in the careers most needed by healthcare and biotech employers throughout the region. The facility combines the academic experience of Quincy College with the workforce development and job placement expertise of JVS Boston to provide a comprehensive range of course options that blend higher education with skills training and align with the evolving workforce demands of the state’s most essential industries. Many students come from underrepresented and/or underserved populations and gain education and training that enables them to quickly enter the workforce in fields where they’re able to earn well above the state’s minimum wage.
In January, Quincy College and JVS Boston, one of the region’s largest providers of adult education and workforce development services, teamed up to launch ArLab – a state-of-the-art healthcare and biotechnology career institute on Arlington Street in Boston’s South End.
Since its opening, ArLab has had a positive impact on the lives of 500 students from Greater Boston, a level of success that has now led to recognition as one of the state’s noteworthy new businesses. This month in Cambridge, ArLab was honored at MassEcon’s Corporate Welcome Reception, an annual event which brings together Massachusetts businesses from all industries and regions to recognize those who have chosen to make the state home during the past year. MassEcon is a statewide non-profit alliance of private- and public-sector partners that champions Massachusetts as the best place to start, grow or locate a business.
“We’re grateful to MassEcon for highlighting the unique partnership between the college and JVS Boston, a collaboration that’s brought regional workforce development initiatives to an exciting new level,” said Quincy College President Dr. Richard DeCristofaro. “ArLab represents the very best that each organization has to offer in delivering educational opportunities for students and guiding them along pathways that lead to fulfilling professional careers.”
At ArLab, students learn, train and become credentialed in the careers most needed by healthcare and biotech employers throughout the region. The facility combines the academic experience of Quincy College with the workforce development and job placement expertise of JVS Boston to provide a comprehensive range of course options that blend higher education with skills training and align with the evolving workforce demands of the state’s most essential industries. Many students come from underrepresented and/or underserved populations and gain education and training that enables them to quickly enter the workforce in fields where they’re able to earn well above the state’s minimum wage.