Partner4Work News
Following the lead of Allegheny County, the City of Pittsburgh, area business leaders, and CDC guidance, the Learn & Earn kickoff luncheon for Monday, March 16 has been canceled due to ongoing concerns over the rapid spread of the coronavirus.
Ensuring the wellbeing of our partners, providers, staff and fellow community members is our greatest priority. We are currently working to identify opportunities to celebrate Learn & Earn's kickoff later with a wider audience.
While we are disappointed, we are committed to selecting a new opportunity to highlight another year of Learn & Earn and will be sure to announce the changes as soon as they occur. Please follow us on our social channels to receive all and any updates.
Thank you for your understanding.
Partner4Work joins a coalition of union workers and leadership from across Pittsburgh’s industrial sector who announced the creation of Pittsburgh Works Together, an initiative intended to support industrial job growth and push back against the negative image they feel industries like steel, natural gas, and construction have been unfairly given.
Rob Taylor Jr. - New Pittsburgh Courier
March 4, 2020
Sara Bauknecht - The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
February 25, 2020
Joyce Gannon - The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
January 9, 2020
By Julie Mericle of The Pittsburgh Business Times
“We know that transportation issues not only affect individuals looking for work, but transportation challenges also stymies growth for the region’s business community, with no one industry or sector immune from this challenge,” Earl Buford, CEO of Partner4Work, said. “We’ve heard from our partners in manufacturing, construction, health care, and financial services that a business can not grow if skilled workers can’t get there.”
From Bob Bauder of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Together with Lyft, William Peduto's office including Majestic Lane, and Rich Fitzgerald of Allegheny County, on December 17 we kicked off the start of a new initiative working to break down transportation barriers for job seekers.
#Lyft’s Jobs Access Program focuses on three key interventions in the employment pipeline that are critical to individual success, and where transportation can play a major role:
- Rides to/from job training programs
- Rides to/from job interviews
- Rides to/from the first three weeks of employment, until individuals receive their first paycheck and begin to pay for their own transportation
In a recent Pittsburgh Business Times piece, our CEO Earl Buford, spoke about the ways we (and our invaluable partners) are working to "develop initiatives, recruitment strategies and training programs to build reliable pathways to in-demand careers."
Learn more about what Mr. Buford, and other local workforce thought leaders, had to say about the future of employment in Pittsburgh in the below article.
Partner4Work has teamed with the Pennsylvania Bankers Association and several local financial institutions to bring a national program to the region that prepares young adults for banking positions and helps to provide a diversified pipeline of talent to banks as competition intensifies for skilled personnel.
Source: Pittsburgh Business Times
On March 30, the Builders Guild of Western Pennsylvania, Peoples and CNX are hosting an event for those interested in careers in construction and allied industries.
Partner4Work is soliciting proposals for the delivery of services under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Adult and Dislocated Worker One-Stop programs, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Employment Advancement and Retention Network (EARN) program, and WIOA and TANF Youth Programs in the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.
Please note a change in times for the bidders' conferences and information about an optional tour of PA CareerLink® Downtown.
Partner4Work received awards from two community organizations, recognizing collaborative efforts to put job seekers on pathways to quality careers.
On December 4, representatives from Pittsburgh-area workforce development providers and community organizations attended a first-of-its kind event, presented by Partner4Work and the Pittsburgh Black Elected Officials Coalition, on connecting to the public workforce system.
Local workforce development boards, including Partner4Work, will serve as fiscal agents for up to $4.6 million in Next Generation Industry Partnership grants across the commonwealth through the PAsmart program.
Earl Buford, chief executive officer, talks with the Pittsburgh Business Times about the future at Partner4Work.