Press Release Workforce Development / College & Career Readiness Regional C to C Alliance Launch on June 3 at PSECU’s Corporate HQ in Harrisburg Enola, May 18, 2019: The Partnership for Career Development (PCD) has announced that following a yearlong steering committee and years in development, they will be holding…
The Teacher in the Workplace Program gave educators the opportunity to participate in a two-week “tour” of industries that are in high demand right now in the Central PA area. The four industries that the program focused during the two weeks of tours included: healthcare, accounting/business, manufacturing, and skilled trades/apprenticeship…
SCPa Works and the Partnership for Career Development (PCD) were recently awarded more than $575,000 from the PA Department of Labor & Industry to support connections between industry and education…
Governor Tom Wolf recently announced the approval of new funding for MANTEC, a manufacturing consulting firm in York County, to support an eight-week career readiness program that will address the needs of manufacturers in southcentral Pennsylvania and create a job-ready workforce in the greater York County area…
U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rob Portman (R-OH), co-chairs of the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, introduced the Jumpstart Our Businesses By Supporting Students (JOBS) Act, a bill that would help students access training for the 7.3 million vacant jobs that are unfilled in part due to a shortage of qualified workers…
The Adams County Career Fair is an annual, county wide initiative that allows all of the county schools in the county to take advantage of the synergy of having 60 career representatives presented at one time…
On Monday, March 11, President Trump released the first part of his 2020 budget proposal, which included $10.9 billion for the Department of Labor (DOL), a $1.2 billion or 9.7 percent decrease from FY19…
Each year, the Pennsylvania Association for Adult Continuing Education (PAACE) holds its annual conference for adult educators and administrators. As part of this event, they honor local practitioners, volunteers, students and others with annual service awards…
In the next two years, Republicans and Democrats will work together in harmony to create a bill to benefit all Americans. The issue of workforce development carries enough bipartisan appeal to have a fighting chance…
According the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the RN workforce is expected to grow from 2.7 million in 2014 to 3.2 million in 2024. They also expect more than a million job openings because of growth and retiring nurses…
Governor Tom Wolf continued his commitment to provide students and young adults with the work experience opportunities to succeed in college or start their careers. The governor recently announced $4.4 million for local summer internship programs…
$250,000 to support SCPa Works partnership with Manufacturers’ Association Building on his plan to expand job training for Pennsylvanians, Governor Tom Wolf announced more than $1 million in the first PAsmart Apprenticeship and Next Generation Industry Partnerships grants for south central Pennsylvania…
