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8/29/2024
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Rep. Azzinaro to host Sen. Whitehouse for Westerly Education Center visit on Sept. 3
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STATE HOUSE – Rep. Samuel A. Azzinaro (D-Dist. 37, Westerly) will be hosting US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse for a tour of the Westerly Education Center, located at 23 Friendship Street, Westerly, on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 10:30 a.m.
The Westerly Education Center is managed by the State of Rhode Island’s Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner. Founded in 2017, the Westerly Education Center is a public-private collaboration designed to bring together higher education, business, industry, and community partners to expand postsecondary attainment in degrees, certifications and industry-recognized credentials.
Representative Azzinaro helped to develop the unique public-private partnership when he convinced philanthropist Charles Royce to make an initial investment. He has also played a crucial role in securing the necessary annual state funding and helped to obtain commitments from Electric Boat, CCRI, RIC, URI and various state agencies to develop and support the center.
“It has become a remarkable success story. The Westerly Education Center, in less than eight years, has provided workforce training to more than 30,000 students in high-skilled jobs. Starting with one trade, Electric Boat now offers training for eight different trades and has hired 4,000 workers at its facilities in Quonset Point and Groton, Conn, with many of these workers coming from Westerly. It has become a true jewel of the town and I am proud and grateful that the center continues to enhance the lives of Westerly’s workers and residents,” said Representative Azzinaro.
For more information, contact:
Andrew Caruolo, Publicist
State House Room 20
Providence, RI 02903
(401)222-6124
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