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WORKFORCE NEWS

 

Phila. work force investment groups on path to merger

July 23, 2010

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When will unemployment checks be mailed? Not soon

July 23, 2010

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Phila. could consider work force training approaches in N.Y., Chicago

July 23, 2010

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How Pa. slots barns turned the tide for Atlantic City casinos

July 22, 2010

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Pennsylvania Turnpike approves toll increase for E-ZPass

July 21, 2010

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Prison workforce feels pinch

July 19, 2010

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State unemployment holds steady in June

July 16, 2010

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Green Jobs Academy unveiled in Pennsylvania

July 6, 2010

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Governor Rendell Signs Legislation to Keep Skilled Health Care Workers in Pennsylvania

July 6, 2010

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WORKFORCE LINKS

 

Pennsylvania's Workforce Development Website

 

Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Boards

    

Berks County Workforce Investment Board

   

Bucks County Workforce Investment Board

  

Central Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board

 

Chester County Workforce Investment Board

  

Delaware County Workforce Investment Board

 

Lackawanna County Workforce Investment Board

   

Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board

   

Lehigh Valley Workforce Investment Board

   

Luzerne/Schuylkill Workforce Investment Board

 

Montgomery County Workforce Investment Board

    

North Central Workforce Investment Board

    

Northern Tier Workforce Investment Board

   

Northwest Workforce Investment Board

 

Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board

   

Pocono Counties Workforce Investment Board

   

South Central Workforce Investment Board

 

Southwest Corner Workforce Investment Board

 

Southern Alleghenies Workforce Investment Board

  

Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board

 

Tri-County Workforce Investment Board

 

West Central Workforce Investment Board

  

Westmoreland/Fayette Workforce Investment Board

 

Associations

 

National Association of Workforce Boards

 

National Workforce Association

 

National Association of Workforce Development Professionals

 

National Governors Association

 

Funding

 

USDOL Office of Grants and Contracts

 

The Rockefeller Foundation - Providing grants for initiatives to improve the quality of employment and job training systems.

 

Community-Based Job Training Grants - The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Workforce Investment Act - Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) for Community-Based Job Training Grants.

 

Tools & Training

 

Federal Work Opportunity and Welfare to Work Tax Credits and the State Employment Incentive Payment Tax Credit
(Click on "Welfare to Work and Work Opportunity Tax Credits" and/or "Employment Incentive Payment Tax Credit".)
This website provides background information regarding these tax credits and current status of the tax credits, as well as all of the current forms and instructions an employer would need to request these tax credits.

 

Worker Transition Coach - Web-based tool that helps workers and workforce development professionals respond to a company layoff.

 

BRAC Coach - Helps workers and businesses that have been affected by the Defense Department's recent Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) actions.

 

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT POSITIONS

 

NEW

Finance Manager - Lewisburg, PA

 

Site Administrator for

The PA CareerLink® Lackawanna County

 

RFP: Luzerne and Schuylkill Counties - The Luzerne Schuylkill Workforce Investment Board (WIB) is seeking qualified providers to operate programs.

 

 

 

27th Annual

Employment, Training & Education Conference

May 4-6, 2011

Hershey Lodge, Hershey, Pennsylvania

 

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