Over a span of three days this week, Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Nancy A. Walker met with workforce development community leaders from across the Commonwealth.
“The workforce challenges we face today are significant, but they are not insurmountable. With collaboration across the Commonwealth and the talents of so many workforce development professionals embedded in Pennsylvania communities, I am optimistic about the future for Pennsylvania workers and the employers who depend on us,” Secretary Walker said. “The time to invest in that future is now.”
Montgomery County Community College provided tours of the campus, including the Health Science, Advanced Technology and Hospitality centers – which house numerous and varied workforce development programs that can serve as models for similar initiatives across Pennsylvania.
The L&I team also shared updates on the Commonwealth Workforce Transformation Program (CWTP) — a first-in-the-nation workforce training program leveraging $400 million in federal funding for on-the-job training to create thousands of new jobs. The Shapiro Administration is currently finalizing plans for the CWTP, which will provide organizations doing important infrastructure projects with up to $40,000 for each new worker they train to help accelerate critical investments from repairing roads and bridges, to modernizing Pennsylvania’s energy, water, and sewer infrastructure.
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