HARRISBURG, PA--Governor Edward G. Rendell announced the commonwealth's application for a $6 million U.S. Department of Labor State Energy Sector Partnership and Training Grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, that would help strengthen Pennsylvania's energy sector industry partnerships and provide advanced training to more than 1,300 individuals.
If awarded, the Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board, or PA WIB, will use the grant to strengthen existing - and create new - regional green industry partnerships that bring together green businesses with overlapping skill needs. The partnerships will identify job opportunities, skill gaps and training needs; design workforce services to meet these needs; oversee selection of vendors; and monitor and report outcomes.
Additionally, the grant will help establish a Pennsylvania Center for Green Careers, modeled after the PA Center for Health Careers. The new Center for Green Careers will be a part of the PA WIB, and will conduct a program of stakeholder engagement, labor market research, workforce policy development and consensus building.
Pennsylvania Office of the Governor
www.governor.state.pa.us
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