Request for a public hearing

Study workforce pipeline with Wentworth Institute to boost staffing

Last activity April 16, 2026 (5 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    April 10, 2026

  2. In committee

    The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

The City Council ordered a hearing to discuss a workforce pipeline between Wentworth Institute of Technology and the Inspectional Services Department for plans examiner and related technical roles. The hearing aims to evaluate staffing, recruitment barriers, curriculum alignment, and potential internships to improve permit processing and housing development outcomes.

Affects Wentworth Institute of Technology students and graduates and City of Boston residents

Filed by Brian Worrell, Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Julia Mejia, Ruthzee Louijeune, Ed Flynn, John FitzGerald, Sharon Durkan, Miniard Culpepper, Liz Breadon, and Gabriela Coletta Zapata

Now with the Committee on Labor and Economic Development

About Labor & Workforce and Education

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Official title

Order for a hearing to discuss workforce pipeline opportunities between the Wentworth Institute of Technology and the City of Boston's Inspectional Services Department.

Timeline

  1. April 15, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council

    Referred to the Committee on Labor and Economic Development.