Workforce Development & Diversified Economy

Strengthen collaboration between schools, career and technical centers, higher education institutions, and

employers to ensure training programs reflect current and emerging workforce trends.

Workforce Solutions; CareerLink centers;

Community Education Centers, Career and Technical Centers; Schools and Employers

Support workforce initiatives that increase access to high-wage employment, industry credentials, and career

advancement opportunities that allow residents to build long-term financial stability and meet regional workforce

demand.

Workforce Solutions; CareerLink centers;

Community Education Centers, Career and Technical Centers; Schools and Employers

Support initiatives that reduce barriers to employment by improving access to supportive services such as

childcare, transportation, housing, healthcare, tuition assistance, and other resources that enable more residents to enter and remain in the workforce.

Workforce Solutions; CareerLink centers;

Community Education Centers, Career and Technical Centers; Schools and Employers

Encourage the growth of emerging and high-potential industries, including advanced manufacturing, technology-enabled businesses, and value-added resource industries, to diversify the regional economy and strengthen long-term workforce opportunities.

Workforce Solutions; CareerLink centers;

Community Education Centers, Career and Technical Centers; Schools and Employers

Develop and support initiatives that attract and retain workers by promoting career opportunities, encouraging

relocation, and supporting ‘boomerang’ migration back to the region, and highlighting the North Central region as a

high-quality place to live, work, and build a career.

Workforce Solutions; CareerLink centers;

Community Education Centers, Career and Technical Centers; Schools and Employers

Promote the North Central PA region through coordinated marketing and outreach efforts that highlight

employment opportunities, housing availability, community amenities, broadband connectivity, and remote work opportunities to attract new residents and workers.

Workforce Solutions; CareerLink centers;

Community Education Centers, Career and Technical Centers; Schools and Employers

Continue to support and expand collaborative platforms such as PA SIX Careers and Discover PA SIX to connect

residents, non-residents, and job seekers with employment opportunities, employer incentives, housing resources, and regional quality-of-life assets.

Workforce Solutions; CareerLink centers;

Community Education Centers, Career and Technical Centers; Schools and Employers

Develop and implement a coordinated marketing strategy highlighting success stories of individuals who received

training and gained employment in North Central PA to demonstrate workforce system impact and strengthen

community and employer engagement.

Workforce Solutions; CareerLink centers;

Community Education Centers, Career and Technical Centers; Schools and Employers

Conduct feasibility studies for proposed workforce and talent initiatives by analyzing labor market demand,

employer needs, implementation capacity, costs, and potential economic outcomes to guide strategic investment and sustainable workforce strategies.

Workforce Solutions; CareerLink centers;

Community Education Centers, Career and Technical Centers; Schools and Employers

Expose middle school and high school students to local industry to demonstrate the types of jobs that exist

throughout the region and connect them with career pathways to gainful employment in North Central.

Workforce Solutions; CareerLink centers;

Community Education Centers, Career and Technical Centers; Schools and Employers

Identify and connect regional makerspaces and innovation labs as workforce development assets that support hands-on skill development, career exploration and technical training pathways.

Workforce Solutions; CareerLink centers;

Community Education Centers, Career and Technical Centers; Schools and Employers