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 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)…
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…
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…
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…
Mike Ross from the Franklin County Area Development Corporation and Derrick Donnell from PA CareerLink discuss jobs in the county…
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…
Applications due back to SCPa Works on September 18, 2017. Update: Resources from August 21 In-School Youth bidders’ meeting…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
