“New lab to feature advanced equipment for healthcare industry skills training.
New Bedford High School has been awarded a $500,000 grant as part of the state’s Workforce Skills Cabinet Grant program, the Baker-Polito Administration announced. The high school will utilize the funding to construct a state-of-the-art Health Sciences Laboratory to support its Career Vocational Technical Education (CVTE) programming in healthcare training. To date, the school has been awarded over $1,000,000 in Skills Capital Grants since 2019. Previous awards include $125,000 for the school’s Finance Lab, $275,000 for robotics logistics equipment and $250,000 for marine technology equipment.
Mayor Jon Mitchell lauded New Bedford High’s latest award, noting, “This new lab will provide New Bedford High School students with access to a university caliber science facility equipped like no…
