Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today highlighted his department’s Intern to Hire initiative during a roundtable discission about the Luzerne Learns to Work program hosted by Osterhout Library in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County.
“Career development programs like Intern to Hire and Luzerne Learns to Work are essential to our future workforce and economy,” DeFoor said. “They provide students with resources to help cultivate a career pathway and provide opportunities for work-based learning and academic development. I’m thrilled to see that Luzerne County is investing in our future by providing residents with direct opportunities to higher education, career development tools and work-based learning experiences.”
Auditor General DeFoor was joined by Wilkes-Barre Mayor George Brown, Osterhout Library Executive Director Rick Miller, Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce Director of Economic Development Shanie Mohamed, Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce and Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry President and CEO Lindsay Griffin-Boylan, The Institute CEO Terri Ooms, and Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General Workforce Development Manager Michele Keogh.
“The Osterhout Free Library and Luzerne County Library System are delighted to partner with the Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce and Luzerne County Works,” Miller said. “Our partnership has allowed the libraries to offer career building resources that provide the tools for everyone from school students to adult job seekers. A well-prepared workforce benefits all of Luzerne County and we are happy to provide part of the service that can make that happen.”
Luzerne Learns to Work gives local high school students the power to explore potential career pathways through free access to online courses, local career development tools, programs with local higher education institutions, work-based learning experiences with local companies, and scholarships.
