Global Manufacturing
Written By: Carissa Gurgul Within the past few decades, the United States has seen a growth in manufacturing as a result of various factors, such as a stronger economy and tax policies…
Yearly Archives: 2018
The Need for a Strong Gainful Employment Rule
The Gainful Employment (GE) rule imposes the Higher Education Act’s requirement that all career education programs getting federal aid “prepare their students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation” (Student Aid)…
Income Variations
Written By: Carissa Gurgul Different geographical locations often vary in total income of employees. Not only straight-forward earnings, but the cost of living, taxes, and much more comes into play…
Business Should Pay Attention to the Black Communities’ Growth in the Cities
Dr. Andre Perry, D.M. Rubenstein Fellow at Brookings Institution, says researchers and advocates have to quit “begging (STEM) companies to let black people in the door” (Clusters of black STEM graduates offer a map for future investment). Dr…
Department of Labor Increases the Funding for Apprenticeships
As of June 15, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order “Expanding Apprenticeships in America” [National Skills Coalition], which is an initiative to advance apprenticeships nationwide. The resulting funding opportunities will accelerate the expansion of apprenticeships to new industry sectors, and increase apprenticeship opportunities for all Americans…
SCPa Works Welcomes two new Industry Specialists to the team!
The organization adds two new members to its Business Services team! Both Matthew Ross and Cynthia Picht have years of experience in the most demanding industries in the South Central Pennsylvania Region…
Pennsylvania Clean Energy Employment
Written By: Carissa Gurgul In Pennsylvania, more than 86,000 people work in the clean energy industry, outnumbering the amount of people that work in fossil fuel industries. While clean energy jobs account for approximately 1…
First Lady Frances Wolf visits SCPa Works summer STEM camp at Harrisburg University
SCPa Works’ summer programs focus on STEM, computer science skills SCPa Works’ partnership with Harrisburg University to create STEM Exploration Summer Camps has been a tremendous success…
Job Market Too Tight? Not According to Fed Chairman
Written By: Carissa Gurgul According to the article Fed’s Powell says jobs market not too tight, repeats case for gradual rate hikes by Lindsay Dunsmuir, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell predicts that the unemployment rate will continue to decrease while wages stay moderate…
Perkins Act signed into law to bolster career and technical education
Reauthorization marks first time since 2006 that career and technical education legislation has been updated Today, President Trump signed the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act into law, a bipartisan bill that supports career and technical education (CTE), providing approximately $1.2 billion per year for secondary and postsecondary programs…
Minimum Wages for Tipped Workers in the United States
Written By: Carissa Gurgul According to the article Washington D.C…
National Fund for Workforce Solutions Grant
National Fund for Workforce Solutions Awarded Grant to Promote Economic Mobility for Low-Wage Workers A new three-year grant from Ballmer Group will promote systemic improvements to workforce, educational, and business practices WASHINGTON, D.C…