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PWDA - the voice of
Pennsylvania workforce development.
We focus on what impacts workforce development.
We keep our finger on the pulse
of state government.
We help to shape workforce policy.
We build partnerships
that work.

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PWDA - the voice of Pennsylvania workforce development.

We focus on what impacts workforce development.

We keep our finger on the pulse of state government.

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Our members serve over 100,000 Pennsylvanians in need of job training, skill development and employment on an annual basis; additionally, Pennsylvania businesses serve as a core partner – addressing the competitive talent needs of thousands of small to large-size employers, Pennsylvania’s workforce development system lifts up our Commonwealth.
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The PA Workforce Development Association (PWDA) serves as the voice of the Pennsylvania workforce development system and a clearinghouse for workforce development information statewide. PWDA develops and provides professional training to local workforce development boards, while continuing proactive advocacy efforts on behalf of the workforce development system.

PA@Work Spotlight

Spotlight on PWDA 10 Strategies – PWDA Director participates in PA Economy League Issues Forum: Changes in the Workforce Post COVID-19 »

On October 28th, PWDA Executive Director Carrie Amann participated in the Pennsylvania Economy League’s Fall 2021 Issues Forum discussing Changes in the Workforce Post COVID-19.

Panelists included:

Dr. Rakesh Kochar, senior researcher, Pew Research Center, on how COVID-19 impacted the employment of different demographic groups.
Dr. Greg Wright, Brookings Institution Fellow and University of California Associate Professor of Economics, on Brookings’ Workforce of the Future Initiative.
Carrie Amann, executive director, Pennsylvania Workforce Development Association, on workforce development from a state perspective.
Lucyann Vierling, executive director, Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance, on an integrated approach to workforce development from a regional and rural perspective.

Carrie discussed Pennsylvania’s workforce policy environment and highlighted PWDA’s PA@Work Workforce Development Strategies for COVID-19 Recovery.

You can find the document here