Brattleboro, VT. On January 27th, 11 students from Franklin Pierce University participated in job shadows with Brattleboro employers through an initiative of the Community Equity Collaborative Diverse Workforce Development Committee. Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation, as co-chair of the group, hosted…
When Christy Betit and Jay Lagace-Hazeltine first met to talk about career education, they instantly knew they shared a vision. Betit is the Coordinator for the Pipelines and Pathways Program (P3), a high-school career awareness and preparedness program launched by…
Last week, Workforce and Education Program Manager Alex Beck traveled to Washington D.C to work with the U.S Chamber of Commerce Foundation on their Talent Pipeline Management initiative. After two years of working in Windham County schools, creating new, local…
Just days before the skiing season started, the BDCC hosted a Hospitality and Guest Services bootcamp in partnership with Vermont Department of Labor, Northern Vermont University, and Mount Snow. 19 community members from throughout the region, including one inspiring senior…
BDDC's Pipelines and Pathways Program (P3), in partnership with all four Windham County high schools, has been busy this fall engaging students in fun and valuable career awareness and readiness activities. And P3's offerings keep growing in the month of…
In partnership with Mount Snow, Northern Vermont University, and the Vermont Department of Labor, the BDCC is hosting a Guest Services and Supervisory Skills training boot-camp the weekend of November 8th-10th. The trainings come with an industry recognized certificate from…
This summer and fall BDCC's Paid Internship Program placed nine interns around the Windham Region. These were students from Keene State College, Community College of Vermont, Champlain College, Castleton University, Colgate University, and Elms College. Our interns gained real world…
Pipelines and Pathways Program Off and Running in Windham High Schools The Pipelines and Pathways Program (P3) is working with all four Windham County high schools to help students develop career pathways, some right here in their own backyards! P3…
First of twelve statewide events to be held in Brattleboro Ongoing demographic changes have produced a consistent decline in the number of Vermonters in the workforce, creating challenges for employers and for the economy as a whole. As a result,…
At Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation, our Workforce Center of Excellence strives to improve alignment between regional demand for talent and job seekers of all sorts. The opportunities this alignment creates at a regional level is necessary to revitalize our economy and improve…