
Workforce & Training
Practical training, industry credentials, and workforce programs built around real employer and participant needs.
Training & Certifications
Hands-on technical training, safety certifications, and industry-recognized credentials designed around workforce needs. Offerings include CPR / First Aid / AED, CPI, OSHA, manufacturing, CNC, welding, and other short-term credentials.
Workforce Programs
Programs that combine training, employment, leadership development, work experience, and individualized support for all ages including Grafton Job Corps (Adv Manufacturing Training Site), YouthWorks, YAWD, and Executive Track.
Internships & Work-Based Learning
Support for employers, schools, and participants developing meaningful internships, employment experiences, and work-based learning opportunities.
Customized Workforce Training
Employer-specific training, professional development, custom curriculum, regional cohorts, and programs developed around changing workforce and industry needs.
Flexible Ways to Learn
BV Hub offers training in formats designed around the people, employers, schools, and communities we are serving.
Training and delivery formats may include:
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One-day workshops and short-term intensives
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Multi-session and multi-week programs
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In-school, employer-site, or BV Hub-based training
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After-school, evening, weekend, vacation, and summer programs
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Single-district or multi-district regional cohorts
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Employer-specific cohorts and incumbent-worker upskilling
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Hands-on labs, equipment-based training, and mobile training kits
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Professional development and educator training
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Customized workshops, curriculum, and program design
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Online and virtual career training
Training can be delivered at BV Hub in Whitinsville, at partner schools and employer sites, or through regional models that bring participants together around a shared workforce need.
We can also build training around a specific challenge, industry, credential, or workforce goal when an existing course is not the right fit.
Training Capabilities
BV Hub has designed and delivered training across a wide range of workforce and education needs.
Depending on the partner, population, and funding source, programs may include:
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CPR, First Aid & AED for pediatric and adult populations
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Crisis Prevention Institute, Non-Violent Intervention (Verbal & Physical De-escalation)
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OSHA-10
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CNC and machining
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Welding
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Manufacturing fundamentals
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Lean manufacturing
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Quality assurance / quality control
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Shop math and technical fundamentals
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Electronics and physical computing
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Employability and workplace-readiness skills
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Leadership, communication, and professional skills
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Internship and work-based learning preparation
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Educator and workforce professional development
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Customized industry-specific training
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Youth and young adult workforce programming
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These are examples of programs BV Hub has delivered or has the capacity to develop with partners. Training is typically built around a specific contract, grant, employer need, school district, or workforce initiative.
Equipment & Training Resources
BV Hub can incorporate specialized equipment and hands-on learning tools into training, workshops, pilots, and customized programs.
Available resources include:
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CNC and manufacturing equipment
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Lathes​
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2-Op Mill
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Laser Engraver
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​Bridgeports
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AR Welding training stations
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DoBots and robotics systems
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Collaborative robotics (Universal Robots)
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True Robotics Educational Robotics Kits
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ClassVR
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zSpace
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Cadaviz Table
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Biotechnology, biomedical, biomanufacturing, and healthcare equipment
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Electronics and physical-computing kits
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3D Printers
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Mobile and classroom-based training kits
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Specialized instructional spaces at BV Hub
