What’s Happening in Pennsylvania?
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#FreetheData Bill Passes Senate Labor and Industry Committee
PWDA Thanks Legislators for Commitment to Improve PA’s Workforce Development System Harrisburg, PA — Yesterday, legislation to #FreetheData passed the Senate Labor and Industry Committee unanimously with eleven votes in favor. The bill will #FreetheData, providing workforce boards and stakeholders with enhanced access to critical workforce information, ensuring that workforce boards and other stakeholders have…
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21 Local Workforce Development Boards Endorse PWDA’s Campaign to Improve Data Collection, Transparency
Improving Access to Workforce Data will Better Serve Local Economies & Communities Harrisburg, PA – Today, the Pennsylvania Workforce Development Association announced that 21 local workforce development boards have endorsed the association’s #FreetheData campaign. In a letter to legislators, leaders of the local workforce development boards asked for more real-time data that reflect the realities…
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PWDA & PACTA Release “State of Apprenticeships” in Pennsylvania
Survey of Apprenticeship Leaders Find PA Needs More Investment in Apprenticeships, Shorten Approval Times Harrisburg, PA: Today, the Pennsylvania Workforce Development Association (PWDA) and the Pennsylvania Association of Career and Technical Administrators (PACTA) released a briefing on Pennsylvania’s “State of Apprenticeships” that the organizations developed through conversations with stakeholders and participants following the 2023 ApprenticeshipPA…
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PWDA Encouraged by Workforce Investments in Gov. Shapiro’s Budget Proposal
Harrisburg, PA – Today, Gov. Josh Shapiro released his 2024-25 budget proposal. Carrie Amann, the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Workforce Development Association, released the following statement. “We’re encouraged that Gov. Shapiro recognizes the importance of workforce development and robust and diverse career pathways. As our most recent Pennsylvania Workforce Trends report found, Pennsylvania has…
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PWDA’s “Pennsylvania Workforce Trends” Report Finds that Pennsylvania Has More Job Openings Than Workers to Fill Them
Harrisburg, PA: Today, the Pennsylvania Workforce Development Association released its second “Pennsylvania’s Workforce Trends, which found that Pennsylvania has more job openings than workers to fill them. The report explored the working population as well as the trends in employment. It also sought to dispel some myths around employment and workforce, namely that a “Great…
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PWDA Praises Gov. Shapiro’s Higher Education Reform Proposal
Proposal Acknowledges the Need for Diverse Career Pathways Harrisburg, PA – Today, Gov. Josh Shapiro released a proposal for higher education reform in Pennsylvania focusing on workforce development. Carrie Amann, the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Workforce Development Association, released the following statement. “Pennsylvanians need diverse and robust career pathways – from higher education to…
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Highlighting Progress: Reflecting on the #FreetheData Campaign for a Stronger Workforce in Pennsylvania
With last week’s close of the legislative year, we wanted to reflect on our progress on one of the Pennsylvania Workforce Development Association’s key legislative priorities, #FreetheData. The Campaign Launch: Empowering Pennsylvania’s Workforce Last spring, we launched a coalition and campaign to pass legislation allowing better access to workforce data from the Commonwealth. The campaign was simple.…
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Pennsylvania Workforce Development Association Releases First “Pennsylvania’s Workforce Trends” Report
Pennsylvania’s Job Market Has Now Fully Rebounded From the Pandemic Harrisburg, PA: Today, the Pennsylvania Workforce Development Association released its first “Pennsylvania’s Workforce Trends” report highlighting Pennsylvania’s workforce and job market. The report found that Pennsylvania’s job market has fully recovered from the pandemic, with uneven recovery in local workforce areas. While Pennsylvania’s job growth…