Skills

About Skills for Rhode Island's Future Skills for Rhode Island's Future (Skills RI), established in 2016, is a nonprofit, public-private partnership committed to returning unemployed and underemployed job seekers to work by creating demand-driven solutions for employers. Skills RI meets the hiring needs of employers by connecting them with qualified job seekers and providing innovative, customized hiring solutions. Skills RI is led by Nina Pande, Executive Director, and governed by a 15-member business-focused Board of Directors led by founding Chairperson, William F. Hatfield, Bank of America's RI Market President.