Central to the Governor’s Workforce Board strategic plan are Industry Partnerships, powerful alliances among key partners and stakeholders that include education and training organizations, community-based organizations and the business community.

Industry Partnerships collaborate on strategies to reduce and eliminate identifiable skill gaps in the following high-growth, high-wage areas:

		Health Care
		Hospital Association of Rhode Island	www.hari.org
		Quality Partners of Rhode Island	www.riqualitypartners.org
		Financial Services
		Biotechnology
		Tech Collective	www.tech-collective.org
		Construction
		Community College of Rhode Island and    The Center to Advance Minority Participation in the Construction    Industry	www.ccri.edu
		The Providence Plan	www.providenceplan.org
		Advanced Manufacturing
		Rhode Island Manufacturing Extension Services	www.rimes.org
		Marine Technologies
		Rhode Island Marine Trades Association	www.rimta.org
		International Yacht Restoration School	www.iyrs.org
		Hospitality/Tourism
		Rhode Island Hospitality and Tourism Association	www.rihospitality.org
		Information Technology
		Tech Collective	www.tech-collective.org

These highly collaborative partnerships support the development of an efficient and demand-driven education system that will align resources and service delivery with the real needs of Rhode Island businesses. Similarly, Industry Partnership grants represent strategic investments in this demand-driven system which maximizes work opportunity and removes employment barriers for employers and workers alike.

Skills Gap Studies Reports, conducted by industry partners can be access by clicking on the . You will need Adobe Reader to view these files.