Written By: Carissa Gurgul In 2013, it was predicted that nearly half of jobs would be replaced by automation in future decades. However, the current record-low unemployment rate has contrasted this prediction, with only 20% of jobs now being predicted to be threatened by automation…
SCPa Works receives BEP award to fund career awareness programs for area’s youth SCPa Works was recently awarded nearly $130,000 in Business Education Partnership (BEP) funding to create a strong foundational network for career planning for youth in our region, in partnership with regional schools and businesses…
One-stop Operator RFP due April 17, 2017 The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) requires each Local Workforce Development Board to have a one-stop service operator for their system that provides services to employers and job seekers…
RFP released for local and regional plans for two WDBs in South Central PA The South Central Workforce Development Planning Region (Planning Region), on behalf of the two workforce development boards that comprise the region (Lancaster Workforce Development Board and South Central PA Works), is seeking a proposal for Consultants…
SCPa Works’ (South Central Workforce Development Board) regional and local transitional plans for Program Year 2016 have been approved by the PA Department of Labor & Industry…
South Central PA Works: Logistics Industry Partnership Training Grant Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (CLTD) Certification Training is now available through the Manufacturers’ Association (MA) of South Central PA, made possible through a grant obtained by SCPa Works. Register here…
The South-Central PA Long-Term Care Industry Partnership is soliciting proposals from an education and training provider to develop and deliver training for CNA Mentor/Trainers to better lead new CNA employees through the orientation and on-the- job training process…
Governor Wolf Awards $4 Million in Strategic Innovation Grants Harrisburg, PA – Today, Governor Wolf announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry recently awarded $4 million in Strategic Innovation grants to fund 14 programs across the state in support of the commonwealth’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)…
Request for Proposals For Program Year 2017 July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 to provide TANF Summer and Year Round Youth Work and Employment Experience…
WIOA Title I Services RFP for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019 PY-2017 WIOA Title-1 RFP WIOA Title-1 RFP Instructions Proposal Checklist Projected Outcomes combined Application for Funding Assistance WIOA Title 1 Bidders meeting Minutes 10/21/16 …
Published in the Central Penn Business Journal, September 13, 2016 Jesse McCree recently spoke with officials of a large regional manufacturing company that, due to retirements, had nearly 450 total years of work experience walk out the door in one day…
Last week, MDRC (a nationally-recognized organization that researches and evaluates social impact programs) released a study that confirmed what many workforce development leaders have known anecdotally for years: sector-focused workforce strategies are empirically shown to be more effective in advancing the skills and wages of workers…
