Training Programs

Introduction

In response to Governor Rendell’s JOB READY PENNSYLVANIA, the Luzerne/Schuylkill Workforce Investment Board, Inc. (L/S WIB) in partnership with the Lackawanna, Northern Tier and Pocono Workforce Investment Boards, Luzerne County Workforce Investment Development Agency, The ReDCo Group Workforce Investment Networks, Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton and Schuylkill, Luzerne County Community College, PA CareerLinks and many other community partners applied for and received a continuation grant in the amount of $396,375.00 from the Department of Labor & Industry for Industry Partnership Development and Training Grant for the Logistics & Transportation Industry in Northeast PA. To-date, the L/S WIB has secured approximately 1.5 million in education and training grant dollars geared towards new hires and incumbent workers dollars to generate cutting edge skills needed by employers while promoting opportunities and advancement for workers and job seekers. We invite your company to inquire about and/or apply for funding.

Click here to download Application for Funding

Click here to download Training Roster to be Submitted with Application

In an effort to assist in the implementation of the recommendations outlined in the NEPA Logistics and Transportation Industry Partnership Career Pathways Model and also listed in the SWOT, attached is a table which details the educational institutions in the surveyed area and the programs they provide that may be relevant Logistics and Transportation. This table was taken from the SWOT and expanded upon using data from the actual educational institutions and recommendations from the Training Needs Assessment.

Course Offerings

Colleges and Universities Campuses statewide offer a variety of courses geared toward advancement in the Logistics & Transportation Industry.

PA Career Pathway Pilot Project includes:

Vo-Tech programs also offer a number of programs aimed at Logistics & Transportation professionals.

Additional Courses Offered.

Request for Quotation.

From Northeast PA Logistics and Transportation Industry Partnership For Summer Enrichment Programs

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Members of tomorrow’s workforce will require greater education and skills. According to the United States Department of Labor, within the next five years, seventy percent of the jobs in the thirty fastest-growing industries in the United States will require an education beyond high school, while forty percent of all new jobs will require at least an associate’s degree. Additionally, there are longstanding arguments that investments in higher education confer personal benefits and generate desirable social results beyond a higher paycheck for the individual or a better economic future for the state.

In order to meet the education and training needs of Northeast Pennsylvania’s future workforce, the Northeast PA Logistics and Transportation Industry Partnership has as a central focus for increasing the number of students who will attend and succeed in post secondary education leading to employment in the L&T industry. To support its focus on increasing the number of students who will enter the L&T industry, the Northeast PA Logistics & Transportation Industry Partnership will provide funds, funded through the Governor’s Job Ready PA Program, for a number of summer academic enrichment programs to be held throughout a 12 county service area. Counties included: Bradford, Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne and Wyoming. The Summer Enrichment Programs will be held any time between June 9, 2008 and August 30, 2008 and will serve students who attend one of the elementary, middle or secondary schools in the service area.