Workforce #ChartOfTheWeek | Occupational Gaps
Workforce #ChartOfTheWeek | Annual Projected Occupational Gaps The term “skills gap” is used within workforce development circles with great frequency…
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Increasing the Healthcare pipeline
Over the past few months the York County Careerlink® and the York Literacy Council have combined efforts to provide a pipeline of candidates for the Health Care Industry in York County…
SCPa Works CEO Jesse McCree highlights worker shortage in Franklin County
Franklin County talk highlights worker shortage SCOTLAND, Pa. — The area’s economic growth is bringing a people problem with it, Jesse McCree said Thursday. McCree is chief executive officer of SCPa Works, a regional workforce development organization…
SCPa Works and economic development partners launch Engage! initiative
$325,000 grant to be used for supporting growth and retention of PA businesses SCPa Works and the South Central Partners in Regional Economic Performance (PREP) recently kicked off a new initiative designed to support the growth and retention of Pennsylvania businesses…
Cumberland Valley partners on Workforce Development Study
CAEDC, Leadership Cumberland & Area School Districts Partner on Workforce Development Study CUMBERLAND VALLEY, PA (February 1, 2018) – Cumberland Area Economic Development Corporation (CAEDC), Leadership Cumberland and select Cumberland County school districts are collaborating on a study to determine if any stigma exists for students attending vocational technical schools…
SCPa Works EARN RFP
EARN Program RFP 2018-2021 SCPa Works, through this RFP, competitively seeks one or more qualified providers to deliver comprehensive career development, work readiness, placement and retention services to CAO clients who are referred to EARN programming in the South Central 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…
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)…
Employee Loyalty
Written By: Carissa Gurgul With unemployment at a record low, there are currently more job openings than there are employees to fill these positions. Although ~82% of surveyed people say they would remain loyal to their current employer, a study by Work Institute predicts that in 2018, 28…
VIDEO: SCPa Works partners with United Way to help lift working families out of poverty
SCPa Works is partnering with the United Way of the Capital Region on a workforce development pilot project designed at investing in workers’ skills, training and supportive services to help them grow into family-sustaining careers…
SCPa Works CEO Jesse McCree speaks with WITF Smart Talk on labor market challenges
More jobs than unemployed creates challenges for local businesses There are about 55,000 jobs available in Central Pennsylvania and only around 30,000 people looking for work in the region. That’s according to data collected by South Central Pennsylvania (SCPa) Works this summer…
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…