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Yearly Archives: 2017

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Pennsylvania Clean Energy Employment

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…

09 Dec 2017
The Need for a Strong Gainful Employment Rule

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)…

04 Nov 2017
Employee Loyalty

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…

07 Oct 2017
VIDEO: SCPa Works partners with United Way to help lift working families out of poverty

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…

19 Sep 2017
SCPa Works CEO Jesse McCree speaks with WITF Smart Talk on labor market challenges

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…

15 Sep 2017
Workforce, economic development leaders talk growth in Franklin County

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…

29 Aug 2017
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?

​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…

29 Aug 2017
Application for in-school youth programming now available

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…

27 Aug 2017
Adams County braces for labor shortages in agriculture

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…

23 Aug 2017
SCPa Works posts WIOA local plan for public comment

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)…

25 Jul 2017
South Central Workforce Development Planning Region posts regional plan for public comment

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…

24 Jul 2017
Workforce, education funding at risk in new appropriations bill

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…

18 Jul 2017
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