Income Variations
Written By: Carissa Gurgul Different geographical locations often vary in total income of employees. Not only straight-forward earnings, but the cost of living, taxes, and much more comes into play…
News & Insights
Business Should Pay Attention to the Black Communities’ Growth in the Cities
Dr. Andre Perry, D.M. Rubenstein Fellow at Brookings Institution, says researchers and advocates have to quit “begging (STEM) companies to let black people in the door” (Clusters of black STEM graduates offer a map for future investment). Dr…
Department of Labor Increases the Funding for Apprenticeships
As of June 15, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order “Expanding Apprenticeships in America” [National Skills Coalition], which is an initiative to advance apprenticeships nationwide. The resulting funding opportunities will accelerate the expansion of apprenticeships to new industry sectors, and increase apprenticeship opportunities for all Americans…
SCPa Works Welcomes two new Industry Specialists to the team!
The organization adds two new members to its Business Services team! Both Matthew Ross and Cynthia Picht have years of experience in the most demanding industries in the South Central Pennsylvania Region…
First Lady Frances Wolf visits SCPa Works summer STEM camp at Harrisburg University
SCPa Works’ summer programs focus on STEM, computer science skills SCPa Works’ partnership with Harrisburg University to create STEM Exploration Summer Camps has been a tremendous success…
Job Market Too Tight? Not According to Fed Chairman
Written By: Carissa Gurgul According to the article Fed’s Powell says jobs market not too tight, repeats case for gradual rate hikes by Lindsay Dunsmuir, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell predicts that the unemployment rate will continue to decrease while wages stay moderate…
Perkins Act signed into law to bolster career and technical education
Reauthorization marks first time since 2006 that career and technical education legislation has been updated Today, President Trump signed the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act into law, a bipartisan bill that supports career and technical education (CTE), providing approximately $1.2 billion per year for secondary and postsecondary programs…
Minimum Wages for Tipped Workers in the United States
Written By: Carissa Gurgul According to the article Washington D.C…
National Fund for Workforce Solutions Grant
National Fund for Workforce Solutions Awarded Grant to Promote Economic Mobility for Low-Wage Workers A new three-year grant from Ballmer Group will promote systemic improvements to workforce, educational, and business practices WASHINGTON, D.C…
Apprenticeships
Written By: Carissa Gurgul As qualified employees within the workforce are vital to the success of an economy, it is important that people begin gaining experience and training at younger ages through programs such as apprenticeships. Across the nation, there are over 22,000 apprenticeship programs with approximately 533,000 apprentices…
SCPa Works expanding business services for regional employers
Investment and expansion of business services marks strategic shift in SCPa Works’ operations. A critical part of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is how workforce development boards need to focus more on strategic employer engagement as a means for demand-driven investments in education and training…
Benefits of Remanufacturing
Benefits of Remanufacturing Written By: Carissa Gurgul Remanufacturing is a process of recycling products for reuse by restoring a used product back to its original state in order to perform as good as new. There are many different benefits of remanufacturing, evident to customers, the environment, and the economy…