Workforce, economic development leaders talk growth in Franklin County
Mike Ross from the Franklin County Area Development Corporation and Derrick Donnell from PA CareerLink discuss jobs in the county…
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There are plenty of jobs in central Pa. So why are 30,000 people still looking for work?
There are plenty of jobs in central Pa. So why are 30,000 people still looking for work? (Via YDR.com) There are significantly more jobs in southcentral Pennsylvania than there are job seekers, according to summer data from SCPa Works. The data shows 55,000 jobs available and 30,000 people seeking work…
Application for in-school youth programming now available
Applications due back to SCPa Works on September 18, 2017. Update: Resources from August 21 In-School Youth bidders’ meeting…
Adams County braces for labor shortages in agriculture
GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA (via Voice of America)— At PA CareerLink Adams County, the job agency in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, custodial worker and former welder Glenn Hendrickson was looking to change careers…
SCPa Works posts WIOA local plan for public comment
Public comments are due back to SCPa Works by August 25, 2017. SCPa Works has released a draft version of their 2018-2021 local plan, as required under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)…
South Central Workforce Development Planning Region posts regional plan for public comment
Public comments are due back by August 24, 2017. The South Central Workforce Development Planning Region, comprised of SCPa Works and the Lancaster County Workforce Development Board, have released a draft version of the WIOA regional plan that outlines a strategic vision for the region’s workforce initiatives…
Workforce, education funding at risk in new appropriations bill
Proposal would cut funding to U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training programs by $1B Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee for Labor/Health and Human Services/Education (Labor-HHS) released draft funding levels for FY 2018 that propose to reduce or eliminate critical workforce programs…
Secretary Manderino Continues ‘Jobs that Pay’ Tour with Business Education Roundtable at Atlas Copco Secoroc USA
Secretary Manderino Continues ‘Jobs that Pay’ Tour with Business Education Roundtable at Atlas Copco Secoroc USA Fort Loudon, PA – Today, Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Kathy Manderino continued the Wolf Administration’s ‘Jobs that Pay’ tour with a business education roundtable at Atlas Copco Secoroc USA in…
New operator selected for PA CareerLink centers
New System, New Operator for PA CareerLink sites The South Central PA Works’ Board of Directors has awarded the contract for PA CareerLink operations to the South Central Partners in Regional Economic Performance (PREP) group…
Opportunity Construction gives hand up, fresh start to ex-offenders
SCPa Works’ employer partner wins Governor’s Employer Award at this year’s PWDA Conference Carl Phinney, owner of Steelton-based Opportunity Construction needed ready-trained workers in time for the start of a busy construction season…
Governor Wolf Announces $2 Million in Strategic Innovation Grants to Promote Workforce Development Initiatives
Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf today announced the award of $2 million in reemployment funding to 10 Strategic Innovation grants across the commonwealth to support the state’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Combined State Plan…
Will Automation Take Over the Workforce?
Written By: Carissa Gurgul In 2013, it was predicted that nearly half of jobs would be replaced by automation in future decades. However, the current record-low unemployment rate has contrasted this prediction, with only 20% of jobs now being predicted to be threatened by automation…