Key Takeaways from the January Jobs Report While the headline number of 151,000 payroll increases in the most recent jobs report was generally disappointing to economists, there were a number of bright spots in the jobs report…
A recent Central Penn Business Journal article outlined the mismatch between younger workers and occupations in the skilled trades, particularly as more baby boomers are retiring…
Brother and Sister Food Service is truly the “American Dream come true” for Aziz Sahovic. Aziz is the owner of a Bosnian food producer who fled his native country with his family at the beginning of the Bosnian War and took refuge in Austria…
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf recently released a draft version of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Combined State Plan, which will serve as a strategic planning document that will guide the commonwealth’s workforce system priorities for the next four years…
By Jodi Derr As part of SCPA Works’ on-going efforts to provide valuable resources to both employers and job seekers, we are encouraged to see the recent reauthorization of an important tax credit that incentivizes businesses to hire veterans, job seekers with barriers to employment and the long-term unemployed…
The era of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), one of the most contentious and controversial pieces of education legislation in our recent history, has officially ended…
Last week, Congress agreed upon a $1.8 trillion Fiscal Year 2016 omnibus spending bill, which notably included funding increases for some key workforce and education programs. President Obama signed the bill on December 18, 2015, funding federal government operations through September 30, 2016…
By Martin Wubbolt – Site Administrator PA CareerLink® – Lebanon County Today when an employer comes to the PA CareerLink® of Lebanon County, they are usually searching for candidates with certain skills and experience to fit a specific job…
As many job seekers know all too well, sometimes the past is one of the biggest obstacles to obtaining a job that will improve their future…
As part of SCPa Works’ new strategy to better serve our out-of-school young adult population, we are excited to announce the release of our “Opportunity Youth Services” RFP…
[This will be the first in a series of posts that outline SCPa Works’ on-going efforts to identify and implement innovative ways to redesign and improve the one-stop delivery system for job seekers.] At SCPa Works, we are driven by the principle of continuous improvement…
This week, as we celebrate the men and women who have served our country, we are reminded of the important responsibility our public workforce system has of serving the employment needs of the veterans in the South Central PA region…
