1,289
Dislocated
Workers Trained/
Served
743
Volunteers
supported IPs
DevelopingandManagingHumanCapital intheDelawareValley
100
Educational
Institutions
76
Economic
Development
Partners
545
Businesses
Served
Smart energy initiative (Sei)
Established working groups in Energy
Efficiency, Geothermal, Solar, and Bio
Fuels–Bio Mass.
Trained 187 individuals from 66
companies.
Promoted careers in Smart Energy
and technology through its Smart
Energy Tour, for the area’s high school
students.
“
We routinely send our employees to
educational programs that are run by
SEI, and their training grants have
facilitated our expansion from 2
employees to 9 employees during the
past 3 years...”
—
Practical Energy Solutions
Southeastern PA
Agriculture Partnership
Educated regional farmers on
succession planning.
Provided consultation on specialty
crop services and support for
emerging technologies within the
industry.
Shaped the perception of farming as a
viable livelihood to youth through
two career showcases and the
production of an Ag career video
geared toward middle school
students.
Facilitated advanced training in
cheesemaking.
“
As an artisan cheese maker, the
programs and training offered have
been invaluable in providing us with
additional knowledge to expand and
promote our business….”
—
Shellbark Hollow Farm
BioScience Partnership
Served 200 youth and granted $200
Bio Exploration Awards to three
schools.
Trained 374 incumbent workers.
Produced a Job Seeker Resource
Guide, working in conjunction with
CareerLink and Hire One.
e BioScience Partnership is a
collaboration between the Chester
County Workforce Investment Board,
the Chester County Economic
Development Council, Pennsylvania
Bio and the Life Science Career
Alliance.
“
The training was excellent and
enhanced employee skill sets. It
improved general awareness of Good
Manufacturing Processes (cGMP) and
practices, and prepared employees for
an upcoming FDA audit…”
—
Emerson Resources
hire one
70
companies signed on as
“
Corporate Champions,” agreeing to
hire at least one new unemployed
worker within the year. ese
Champions reported hiring over
2,000
people.
Assisted with two “Managing Your
Career Transition” conferences at
PSU Great Valley.
Hire One is a collaboration between
CCEDC, the CCWorkforce
Investment Board, CC PA
CareerLink, and over 40
private/public organizations.
“
Hire One was a quick and responsive
source for finding qualified job
applicants. We will definitely call on
them for future recruiting.”
—
Y Prime
1,738
Youth
Served
1,341
Employees
Trained
Impacting
Workforce
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