What’s Happening in Pennsylvania?
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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…
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Recapping the 2023 ApprenticeshipPA Collaborative and Expo with Gov. Shapiro
Last week, we held the 2023 ApprenticeshipPA Collaborative and Expo with the PA Association of Career and Technical Administrators. We are thankful to all attendees who traveled to learn more about how we can build strong apprenticeship programs that create career pathways for Pennsylvania workers. The event brought together stakeholders from across Pennsylvania interested in…
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#FreetheData Bill Introduced in the PA State House
PWDA Thanks Legislators for Commitment to Improve PA’s Workforce Development System Harrisburg, PA — This week, legislation to #FreetheData was introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives by Reps. Jennifer O’Mara and Kate Klunk. The bill will #FreetheData, providing workforce boards and stakeholders with enhanced access to critical workforce information. The introduction of the legislation…
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Advocating for PA’s Workforce Development System in DC
This week, PWDA leadership traveled to Washington, DC, to talk with our Congressional delegation and administration members about workforce development needs in Pennsylvania. We visited at a critical time for Pennsylvania. Our commonwealth faces a unique challenge: historically low unemployment rates that have left employers struggling to find skilled workers to fill their job openings.…
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WATCH: Pennsylvania Workforce Development Leaders Meet in State College
Last week, the Pennsylvania Workforce Development Association welcomed members, stakeholders and partners to its 2023 Workforce Symposium. Attendees networked, learned, and exchanged ideas on topics that impact workforce development. The symposium also offered an opportunity for attendees to talk with their colleagues about their strategies, share knowledge, discuss program designs, and learn more about how…
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September is Workforce Development Month in Pennsylvania
We recognize every September as workforce development month nationally and in Pennsylvania. It’s an opportunity to acknowledge workforce professionals who help job seekers, workers, and employers who serve Pennsylvania ever day as we recognize national workforce development month. This month, the Pennsylvania Workforce Development Association will highlight our members’ success over the last year. We…
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PWDA Applauds New Workforce Development Program, Funding
Yesterday, Governor Josh Shapiro announced the development of a new workforce training program and a corresponding executive order to coordinate federal funding for Pennsylvania companies, contractors, and unions to train workers to fill critical jobs in Pennsylvania. The administration will use funding from the IIJA and IRA to fund the $400 workforce development and on-the-job…