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
