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Workforce Development
A special message
about Workforce Development
Having a world class workforce available to York
County businesses is a top priority of the York County Chamber of Commerce. The
Chamber's Education and Workforce Development strategy is long-term and includes
many community based partners. Chamber and member workforce development
initiatives include; business education partnerships, school-to-work, adult and
continuing education, employability skills training, recruiting non-traditional
workers, internship and mentoring, and internet access to workers and jobs.
For comments or questions about Chamber Workforce
Development initiatives contact Bob
Jensenius or Tom Donley.
Local providers offer many workforce development
services. This page provides you with a link to those services.
Employment, Recruitment and
Selection
York Newspaper
This site provides a unique local and national employment
solution for employers and job seekers. It brings the power of hometown
newspaper, classified advertising, local business relationships, and
interactivity together to provide new tools and services to job seekers and
employers.
York County Chamber Members: Employment Services
This site is a link to York County Chamber members involved with
employment services.
AHEDD
Meeting the employment needs of people with disabilities and the
business community.
Crispus Attucks
Center for Employment & Training
The association promotes self-sufficiency through training,
education, counseling and job placement. The Center is open free of charge to
York County residents and businesses.
Manpower
Staffing service providing services in South Central Pennsylvania
Team
Pennsylvania Career Link
Offers job seeker services, employer services, social services
and training.
CBY, Systems – Employment Screening
Provides fast, cost-efficient and thorough employment screening
services, helping to prevent turnover, theft, and safety concerns by selecting
qualified, responsible employees.
Educational Institutions
Online Training
Directory
Search York’s finest education institutions and programs for
degrees and certifications.
York College of Pennsylvania
York College of Pennsylvania is a comprehensive college offering
55 Baccalaureate, 15 Associate and 3 Master's programs in the arts and sciences
and in professional fields. The Special Programs Office delivers both credit and
non-credit academic resources to the community workforce.
Penn
State York
This site supports continuing education and is committed to
working with the community to offer programs, courses, and training
opportunities with the working adult in mind.
Harrisburg Area Community College
Offers industry-driven training that gives working professionals
a competitive edge in their careers and provides companies with an excellent
training opportunity for their employees.
Consolidated School of
Business
Specialized Business degree and diploma programs provide students
with relevant, practical, problem-solving curriculums for today’s world of
business and technology.
York Technical Institute
Offering hands-on career training programs and financial-aid
assistance to qualifying students. York Technical Institute programs include:
Business Administration, Computer Systems Specialist, Computer Aided Drafting
and Design, Computerized Automation Technology, Electronics Technology, Heating,
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology, Motorcycle Technology, Public
Safety and Security Administration, Travel/Tourism, Culinary Arts/Restaurant
Management, Pastry Arts, and Catering.
Bradley Academy
for the Visual Arts
Training students in visual communication, graphic design,
multimedia design, web design, interior design, fashion marketing, print
technology, and web technology.
York County School of
Technology
In addition to providing a vocational-technical/academic
education to all secondary students from the participating school districts, The
York County School of Technology serves a large adult sector of the community
through adult and continuing education courses and programs both on-campus and
satellite locations including businesses. Career fields include; nursing,
manufacturing, technology, construction, truck driver training, and many other
opportunities offered on a year-round basis.
Yorktowne Business
Institute and School of Culinary Arts
Yorktowne Business Institute offers the following courses and
programs: Business Management, Computerized Accounting, Computer Applications
Specialist, Administrative Assistant, Medical Assistant, Medical Billing
Specialist, Medical Secretary, Culinary Arts, Professional Baking and Pastry,
Hotel, Convention, and Hospitality Management.
Improving the Workforce
Team Pennsylvania Career Link
This link provides a collaborative tool for employers, job
creators and economic developers providing comprehensive access to state, local,
and regional information critical in making decisions about location, expansion,
and workforce development.
Workforce Investment Board
This website is designed to quickly distribute information on the
state's implementation of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and to
provide a forum for emerging questions and answers about the act.
MANTEC
This site focuses on three main areas:
· Creation or improvement of human resources infrastructure within a company;
· Development or improvement of workforce development programs through skills
gap assessments and design of programs that meet the assessed needs of a
company's workforce and strategic business goals.
· Expansion of relationships with area school districts, vocational schools,
trade schools, and post secondary schools to develop curricula which stress the
acquisition of skills relevant to entry into manufacturing careers.
William F.
Goodling Advanced Skills Center
The Advanced Skills Center is a training factory that embodies a
system of workforce programs and services affecting area employers and workers.
· Used by some of the regions largest manufacturers.
· Employer specific classes to teach your employees the skills they need to get
the job done successfully and on time.
· Video Conferencing facilities available.
York County
Alliance for Learning
YCAL is an alliance of education, business and civic
organizations whose goal is to facilitate the development of a high quality,
relevant workforce.
York County
Consortiums
The South Central PA Manufacturing Consortia envisions the
enhancement of the availability of qualified workers and was created as a result
of the realization of a shared need among employers, as well as a desire to
become proactive in creating a system to fulfill the needs of both employers and
employees.
York County
Economic Development Corporation
The YCEDC provides a professional staff to assist expanding and
relocating businesses with site selection and serves as a conduit for public
financing and other programs.
Department of Community and Economic Development
(DCED)
This website recognizes the importance of workforce development
and contains links to other sites useful in workforce development.
Critical Job Training Grants Program
This program awards grants for training of dislocated workers,
for occupations with immediate skill needs, for high-demand jobs and for jobs
with a shortage of skilled workers. Eligible applicants for training grants
include school districts, intermediate units, vocational-technical schools,
post-secondary institutions, local workforce-investment boards, businesses and
public agencies that provide workforce services and activities.
Manpower:
Global Learning Center
This site provides the resources to enhance your potential and
move forward in your career. Here, you will find:
· more than 5,000 hours of e-learning in end-user software applications,
professional development skills, business skills, information technology, and
telecommunications
· assessments and certification testing preparation
· mentoring
Pennsylvania
Works
The Training WORKS Partnership operates as a consortium of
Business, Education and Economic Development Groups focused on serving the
workforce development needs of Pennsylvania.
The
Welfare to Work Partnership
The Welfare to Work Partnership was created to provide innovative
workforce solutions for companies through hiring, retaining and promoting
welfare recipients and other unemployed and low-income workers.
CDS
Training Resources
CDS develops customized computer training programs for clients.
They can assist you in achieving your company's performance objectives, by
conducting employee needs assessments, then custom designing a training program
that will meet your specific goals. CDS has training facilities or a trainer can
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