Pennsylvania Partners

In this session, participants will learn how the PA Industrial Resource Center network is using the proven Training Within Industries methodology for Job Instruction Training (JIT) to help companies develop and deploy structured on-the-job-training to train the next generation of manufacturing technicians. Participants will experience the proven JIT methodology as a way to get a person to quickly remember to do a job correctly, safely and conscientiously. Case studies of Pennsylvania manufacturers will be presented.

Anthony Manorek

Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center

(Education & Policy/Workforce & Economic Development)

It Takes a Village to Ensure Client Success

Empire B

This presentation will describe the positive impact of interagency cooperation on the success of Lawrence County’s PA CareerLink® clients. It showcases opportunities offered by four PA CareerLink® partners, including Workforce Investment Act, Adult Education, Job Training and Veterans Employment Service.

Marcia Anderson

Lifelong Learning Choices

Eileen Borelli

PA CareerLink® Lawrence County

Rebeka Sheeler

Lifelong Learning Choices

(Education & Literacy/Workforce & Economic Development)

WIBs and OVR Working Together for Sustainable Jobs – A Common Sense Approach

Empire C

The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) Washington District has pulled together best practices and outlined its methods and experiences for mutual collaboration and effective strategies to meet the green technology business and employment needs in Southwestern Pennsylvania. This is a model that could and should be replicated in building consensus, collaboration and inclusion of workforce development initiatives in a local OVR District and multi-county and workforce investment area approach.

Presenter:

Jeff Seabury

Washington District Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, PA Department of Labor & Industry

(Overcoming Barriers to Employment/Workforce & Economic Development)

Delinquent Youth Learn to Earn

Empire D

Youth returning to the community from delinquent residential placement face immense challenges. The PA Academic and Career/Technical Training Alliance (PACTT), a project of the PA Council of Chief Juvenile Probation Officers, is focusing on improving academic and career and technical training in residential facilities, providing entry-level employment certification and training, and improving the linkage to programs and jobs in the community. PACTT has worked closely with local workforce investment boards to provide subsidized work experiences and has developed an Employability/Soft Skills Manual, now used in delinquent facilities across the state. This manual will be shared.

Presenters:

Candace Putter

PA Academic and Career/Technical Training Alliance

David Smith

PA Academic and Career/Technical Training Alliance

Susan Will

PA Academic and Career/Technical Training Alliance

(Overcoming Barriers to Employment/Workforce & Economic Development/Youth)

You Did WHAT in PA CareerLink® 101?

Magnolia A

This session will review some key activities – SpeedLinking, puzzle work and "I Will..." statements – in the PA CareerLink® 101 class and invite participants to consider and discuss how these activities may be adapted for networking and team-building purposes with their own staffs.

Presenter:

Jeanne Block

Bureau of Workforce Development Partnership, PA Department of Labor & Industry

(Professional Development)

Achieving Re-Employment: What We All Can Learn from New Americans

Magnolia B

Re-entering the workforce can be challenging. Join us for a practical session on how to help job seekers re-position themselves for success. Hear lessons from our work with New Americans – who may struggle to enter the workforce – and see how those lessons can be applied to other job seekers. For example, their skills may be outdated, there may be limited demand for their particular experience, or they may be unable to get employers to recognize their credentials.

Presenters:

Yana Chernov

Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians

Amanda Bergson-Shilcock

Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians

(Overcoming Barriers to Employment/Workforce & Economic Development)

Five ‘Mega Trends’ that WIBs Must Address

Magnolia C

In new legislation, workforce investment boards will be expected to pay far more attention to the development of strategic plans that tie workforce development to economic development in their local regions. This session will examine five “Mega Trends” that boards must deal with if they intend to develop true strategic plans: Demographic Change, Education and the Global War for Talent, Globalization, Technology and Sustainable Local Environments. The audience will be invited to suggest additional trends for discussion at the conclusion of this session.

Presenter:

Robert Knight

Arbor Workforce Institute

(Policy/Workforce & Economic Development)

TANF Management by Results through CWDS

Magnolia D

Data is the driving force behind any TANF program. Managers can easily get stuck in the "activity trap," getting so wrapped up in daily tasks that they overlook the reasons why they are doing them in the first place. Through comprehensive use of CWDS reporting and using five essential operations for managers, this workshop will provide tools and ideas to maximize program performance.

Presenters:

Helen Amole

Berks EARN Center

Alan Day

Berks EARN Center

Erica McKerns

Berks EARN Center

(Professional Development/TANF)

Workforce Investment Act Budget and Fiscal Reporting

Tower 2

The workshop will address Workforce Investment Act budgets and the revised standardized budget template. The session will also provide an update on the Bureau of Workforce Development Partnership’s Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) obligation reporting using the standardized local Workforce Investment Area template, single audit requirements, CWDS training, unexpended funds, and any other related issues.

Presenters:

David Bohanick

Bureau of Workforce Development Partnership, PA Department of Labor & Industry

Dan Kuba

PA Department of Labor & Industry

(Fiscal)

PA Department of Environmental Protection: Policies and Programs Supporting Green Jobs Development

Wild Rose A

The Office of Energy and Technology Deployment serves as the PA Department of Environmental Protection’s principal office for energy policy, the assessment of energy and environmental technology, and the promotion of the use of appropriate technology to address environmental problems. Its goal is to effectively work to reduce pollution and save energy. This workshop will describe their work and its impact on the development of green jobs in Pennsylvania.

Presenter:

Maureen Guttman

Governor’s Green Government Council, PA Department of Environmental Protection

(Green Jobs/Policy)

O*NET® and the Green Economy

Wild Rose B

This session will summarize and demonstrate how O*NET® can be used by one-stop (PA CareerLink®) staff to assist customers in identifying "green economy" sectors and occupations.

Presenters:

Gloria Lesnock

Bureau of Workforce Development Partnership, PA Department of Labor & Indsutry

Francine Cooper

Bureau of Workforce Development Partnership, PA Department of Labor & Industry

(Green Jobs/Workforce & Economic Development)