Category: Business, Community, Workforce Engagement

Business Education Partnership Provides Apprenticeship Opportunities for Students

Posted on Author webadminCategories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Occupational Advisory Board, Postsecondary Transitions, Recruitment and Retention, Work-based learning

At a Glance The Careers in Construction Alliance is a collaborative effort between Upper Bucks County Technical School (UBCTS), Associated Builders and Contractors Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter (ABC), 500 regional commercial construction employers, and local high schools to promote careers and employment opportunities within the construction industry. This collaboration is funded by ABC. UBCTS was one … Continue reading Business Education Partnership Provides Apprenticeship Opportunities for Students

Helping Students Obtain Driver’s License to Address Transportation Barriers

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At a Glance To help students take advantage of co-op and job opportunities, Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center (WBACTC) has an agreement with a local company to provide driver training to students so that they may obtain their driver’s license. Description For many students, transportation barriers can affect their access to jobs and co-op … Continue reading Helping Students Obtain Driver’s License to Address Transportation Barriers

Career Fair for Seniors

Posted on Author webadminCategories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Career Information and Exploration, Employability Skills

At a Glance Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center (WBACTC) seniors are required to attend a career fair with local employers to strengthen their career prospects and opportunities. Description WBACTC collaborates with the Greater Pittston Chamber of Commerce, PA CareerLink® Luzerne County and the Luzerne/Schuylkill Workforce Investment Board to host the CenterPoint Career Fair at … Continue reading Career Fair for Seniors

Promoting Career Awareness and High Priority Occupations Program Areas to Prospective Students through Camps

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At a Glance Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center (CACTC) runs summer and evening camps to raise awareness among prospective students about the CTC and the value of CTE programs it offers. Description The CACTC Workforce Development Coordinator organizes career-themed camps for students in grades 6, 7 and 8. These camps, which typically run for … Continue reading Promoting Career Awareness and High Priority Occupations Program Areas to Prospective Students through Camps

CentreREADY!: A Collaborative Worker Certification Initiative

Posted on Author webadminCategories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, College and Career Pathways, Employability Skills, Postsecondary Transitions

At a Glance The local Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County (CBICC), State College Area High School’s Career and Technical Center, Central Pennsylvania Institute of Technology, and the county’s five school districts collaborated to establish CentreREADY, a program designed to address a potential workforce skills gap. Description Through the CBICC, local employers expressed … Continue reading CentreREADY!: A Collaborative Worker Certification Initiative

Enhanced Workplace Learning/Co-op Experience

Posted on Author webadminCategories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Employability Skills, Work-based learning

At a Glance Erie High School students in the welding program may participate in a work-based learning experience with local employers. During this time, students may receive additional school-based technical training to support their experience and to further develop their skills. Description When Erie High School welding students participate in a workplace learning experience, their … Continue reading Enhanced Workplace Learning/Co-op Experience

Feed our Future Food Truck

Posted on Author webadminCategories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Employability Skills, Student Engagement, Work-based learning

At a Glance Upper Bucks County Technical School (UBCTS) is launching a Food Truck program to provide students with real world, work-based learning experiences in food retail entrepreneurship. Description UBCTS is planning to operate a Food Truck program to provide students with relevant, work-based learning experiences that take them outside of the classroom. The food … Continue reading Feed our Future Food Truck

Increasing Participation on Local Advisory Committee

Posted on Author webadminCategories Administrator Leadership, Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Communications, Engagement

At a Glance The director of Greene County Career & Technology Center (GCCTC) implements several outreach strategies to increase participation in the Local Advisory Committee. Description When Mark Krupa first became director of GCCTC in 2016, he set a goal to improve the image of career and technical education among local businesses, community members and … Continue reading Increasing Participation on Local Advisory Committee

CTC as an Economic and Community Development Leader

Posted on Author webadminCategories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Career Development & Postsecondary Prep, Engagement, Student Engagement, Students Needs

At a Glance Through a partnership with Blueprints (a community non-profit organization focused on helping families and individuals achieve self-sufficiency), SouthWest Training Services, Inc. and the Greene County Redevelopment Authority, Greene County Career & Technology Center (GCCTC) hired students in the electrical and construction trades program to rehabilitate 15 abandoned homes in the community. Description … Continue reading CTC as an Economic and Community Development Leader

Ascend – Education in Action

Posted on Author webadminCategories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Career Development & Postsecondary Prep, Career Information and Exploration, Employability Skills, Engagement, Work-based learning

At a Glance Chester County Technical College High School (CCTCHS) developed the Ascend program to provide students extensive career learning opportunities with local manufacturers that help prepare them for a successful transition to postsecondary education or career opportunities.  Description Through a collaboration with local manufacturing organizations, CCTCHS implemented the Ascend program in the 2016-2017 school … Continue reading Ascend – Education in Action