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E32: Improving Digital Access and Equity in Philadelphia

E32: Improving Digital Access and Equity in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA, USA, March 25, 2022

Podcast
Diveristy & Inclusion
access
digital literacy

This episode features a conversation with Kataney Couamin, Director, Workforce Operations at Philadelphia Works, and Juliet Fink Yates, Digital Inclusion Manager for the City of Philadelphia,[...]

E31: Connecting Youth to Employment and Training

E31: Connecting Youth to Employment and Training

February 25, 2022

Podcast
Youth
Employement
Training

This episode features a conversation with Andre Bradley, Youth System Program Representative for Philadelphia Works.  Andre discusses some of the most common challenges that youth face when[...]

Women Can Connect to a High Paying Career in the Trades

Women Can Connect to a High Paying Career in the Trades

Philadelphia, PA, USA, January 27, 2022

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Women in Nontraditional Careers
Training
webinar

Schneps Media, the owner of Metro Philly, is hosting a webinar with Women in Nontraditional Careers (WINC) that will provide information, guidance, and support for women and girls considering[...]

Career Pathways: A Way Forward

Career Pathways: A Way Forward

Philadelphia, PA, USA, January 19, 2022

career pathway

Jamece Joyner, senior policy associate at Philadelphia Works, reminds us of the important role of career pathways in our workforce development strategies. 

Quarterly Philadelphia Labor Market Report: January 2022

Quarterly Philadelphia Labor Market Report: January 2022

Philadelphia, PA, USA, January 19, 2022

Data & Trends
labor market
Analytics

As part of our mission to develop and manage smart workforce solutions, Philadelphia Works conducts regular analysis on the state of Philadelphia’s labor market. This quarterly report offers[...]

Monthly Workforce Focus Calendar

Monthly Workforce Focus Calendar

January 3, 2022

Philadelphia Works continues to strategically aim to help its stakeholders (businesses, career seekers, partners, providers, elected officials, etc.) better understand and utilize Philadelphia's[...]

E30: The Importance of Fundraising and Philanthropic Support

E30: The Importance of Fundraising and Philanthropic Support

Philadelphia, PA, USA, December 28, 2021

Podcast
support

Samantha Castagna,​ Innovation and Resource Associate at Philadelphia Works, joins the program to discuss the importance of securing philanthropic support, and how securing that support[...]

Meet Ana Figueroa!

Meet Ana Figueroa!

Philadelphia, PA, USA, November 18, 2021

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Women in Nontraditional Careers
Apprenticeship

Ana (she/her) is an apprentice glazier with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 21 and Glaziers Local Union 252. Ana is also a graduate of the[...]

Integrating Immigrant Talent: A Look at Philadelphia’s Foreign-Born Population

Integrating Immigrant Talent: A Look at Philadelphia’s Foreign-Born Population

November 2, 2021

As the Workforce Development Board for Philadelphia, Philadelphia Works and the PA CareerLink® Philadelphia system administer and support programming that educates and trains our city’s[...]

Barriers to Reemployment During the COVID-19 Recovery: Survey Results

Barriers to Reemployment During the COVID-19 Recovery: Survey Results

Philadelphia, PA, USA, November 1, 2021

Data & Trends
COVID19
recovery
Unemployment
Employement

Early during the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress and the federal government greatly expanded the social safety net by increasing weekly unemployment benefit amounts, extending the benefit period,[...]

Philadelphia Works Awarded $3M to Support the Region’s Unemployed and Underemployed

Philadelphia Works Awarded $3M to Support the Region’s Unemployed and Underemployed

Philadelphia, PA, USA, October 28, 2021

Press Releases
Training
Employement
Unemployment
grant award

Local Workforce Board will invest in solutions that increase access and equity around training, reemployment, and supportive services for the region’s most disadvantaged communities 

E28: Industry Partnerships in Manufacturing

E28: Industry Partnerships in Manufacturing

October 22, 2021

Podcast
SEPMA
Business Solutions
Employers
Industry Partnership

Lisa Johnson, Industry Partnerships Specialist for Philadelphia Works, joins the program to discuss what an industry partnership is and to talk about her role at Philadelphia Works. You'll[...]

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About Philadelphia Works

Philadelphia Works, Inc., the city’s workforce development board, is a non-profit, quasi-public organization serving employers and connecting career seekers to employment and training opportunities. We invest public resources in a variety of workforce solutions that drive economic growth, influence public workforce policies, and optimize funding and resources to build a skilled and thriving workforce. For more information please visit philaworks.org.

Our Mission: To develop and manage smart workforce solutions that respond to business needs and increase economic opportunity for all Philadelphia residents.

Our Vision: A thriving Philadelphia workforce, a stronger local economy.

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