The Institute

The Institute for Labor Studies & Research provides education and training that enables working Rhode Islanders and the labor movement to have a stronger voice in the workplace, to participate more effectively in the changing global economy, and to create a more just and equitable society.

A private, non-private educational facility, the Institute is dedicated to providing a wide variety of education and training programs that are responsive to the needs of Rhode Island residents. The Institute’s courses, seminars and workshops range from job skills training, ESL and GED, to labor education and leadership training as well as to on-line courses which are open to members of the labor community as well as the community at large.

The Institute has a rich history of designing and implementing customized trainings. The staff and instructors at the Institute are proud of their ability to tailor programs to meet any requirement. Our customized training programs vary from specific trainings, workplace Spanish instruction, job related skills training to CAD training in English and Spanish.

Courses are offered both as open enrollment, which are available for anyone to enroll, or as contracted courses that are customized for unions, businesses, or industry, and are conducted either at the Institute or on-site.

The Institute has also entered into partnership with ed2go to offer hundreds of on-line non-credit courses ranging from personal enrichment tot professional development to certificate programs.

Institute for Labor Studies Board of Trustees

Chair
Frank J. Montanaro

Vice Chair
Paul A. MacDonald

Secretary Treasurer
Lawrence E. Purtill

Executive Director
Robert Delaney

Members
Kenneth Aurecchia
Mario Bueno
Dennis Grilli
Marc Gursky, Esq.
Donald S. Iannazzi, Esq.
Jenna Karlin
William Kennedy
Steve Labrie
William McGowan
Sara Mersha
Scott Molloy
Patrick Quinn
Marcia Reback
James Riley
William Shuey

Institute for Labor Studies Staff
Robert Delaney, Executive Director
Roberta Nelson, Director of Administration
Carolina Bernal, Program Director
Roger Boudreau, Development Manager
Jacqueline Kelly, Director of Adult Education
James Reinbold, Director of Communications
Sophie Tan, Project Assistant

Directions to the Institute
From the North:
Take 95 South to Exit 12B (Malls exit)
Bear right onto 295 North to
Route 2 North / Warwick Mall
Take Exit 2 (Warwick Mall)
At the end of the exit, bear left onto Route 2
Go straight on Route 2 through the traffic light
Enter the W.B. Mason parking lot on your left
The Institute is in the row of buildings opposite W.B. Mason

From the South:
Take 95 North to 295 North
Take Exit 2
Follow the above directions

info@rilaborinstitute.org | ph. 401-463-9900 | fx. 401-463-8190
99 Bald Hill Road, Suite 3, Cranston, RI 02920

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