Powered by PWDA, [email protected] inspires leaders to connect through a series of conversations, to collaborate, to strategize, to build capacity, and to identify innovative solutions that lifts up Pennsylvania workers, employers, and communities. Our services are tailored to meet the professional development and capacity building for workforce development organizations, individual professionals, and to link PWDA members with the knowledge, skills, resources, and partners you need to successfully serve customers. PWDA provides multiple pathways to do this, including:
2021 Learning Series Quarterly series of webinars on the intersection of workforce development with the social determinants of health, including hunger, childcare, health care, transportation, mental health, the pandemic, and more. Putting context to workforce development and parallel systems or issues, the learning series will feature a panel of experts, discussing current trends, policy priorities, and innovative practices that attendees can incorporate into their local strategy and network. Attendees will be able to engage in questions and answers with the panelists.
May 26, 2021
The Intersection of Childcare & Workforce Development
Featuring Panel Speakers:
Gene Barr, President & CEO, PA Chamber of Business & Industry
Kari King, President & CEO, PA Partnerships for Children
Moderated by Carrie Amann, Executive Director, PWDA
PWDA Members - $35; Non-Members $49
March 18, 2021
Featuring Panel Speakers:
Dan Jurman, Executive Director, PA Governor's Office of Reform & Advocacy
Jane Clements-Smith, Feeding PA
Vanessa Philbert, President & CEO, Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County
Moderated by Carrie Amann, Executive Director, PWDA
Staff Forums June 4, 2021: New Staff - (FREE for PWDA members)
The March 2021 Forum supports Peer:Peer discussion for new and entry-level staff in Pennsylvania's workforce development system, partner organizations, and other professionals supporting Pennsylvanians in their career paths and assisting employers to tap into the skilled talent they need.
Annual Conference To access information on the current and most recent annual conference, see links below 37th Annual Conference (May 5-7, 2021)
Workforce Rising: Prospering in a Time of Great Change 36th Annual Conference (October 21-23, 2020)
Driving Workforce Connections
The Symposium SAVE the DATE: September 20-22, 2021 2020 Symposium Materials (September 29, 2020)
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