Boston Private Industry Council

The Boston Private Industry Council, known as the PIC, is the city’s workforce development board and its school-to-career intermediary. Appointed by the mayor, it is one of the 16 MassHire Workforce Boards in Massachusetts. The nonprofit connects Boston residents, especially young people, to promising career pathways while building a diverse talent pipeline for local employers. Students can find summer jobs and internships, and employers can hire high school and college students through its programs.

For more than 46 years the PIC has worked where business, education, and community interests meet. It partners with the Boston Public Schools to link school to career, placing interns with employers such as Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Liberty Mutual, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and more than 70 community-based organizations. Front-line staff work directly with priority populations, and the PIC also re-engages young adults who left school without a diploma, connecting them with education, training, and career-oriented jobs.

What to Know

• The PIC charters Boston’s career centers under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
• It organizes employers by industry sector with education and training providers to share information and pursue joint initiatives.
• Labor market information and research are available to employers and partners.
• Equity-minded practices, including addressing implicit bias, are built into its programs.