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Governor Rendell proposes $101 million in new funding and leveraging of existing resources for a skilled workforce Partner with Employers to Close the Workforce Gap |
- Help Workers Train for Better Jobs
- Give Workers Credit for What They Know
- Build High Schools for the Future
- Expand Tutoring
- Transform Career & Technical Education
- Increase Community College Funding
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| Source: Pa Department of Labor of Industry, Center for Workforce Information & Analysis |
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| National Recognition for Pennsylvania Industry-Led Strategies This initiative is part of the commitment to help American workers obtain good job at good wages with solid career paths in order to leave no worker behind. |
- Selected as one of two states for President Bush's Demand Driven Incubator Project
- Selected as only state to participate in National Foundations' intermediaries project
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| Source: US Department of Labor |
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| 60% of job growth through the year 2012 will be in occupations that require postsecondary vocational training of higher. |
- Biological Technicians ($37, 170)
- Registered Nurses ($49, 390)
- Dental Hygienists ($49, 600)
- Computer Support Specialists ($39, 900)
- Massage Therapists ($28, 750)
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| Source: Pa Department of Labor of Industry, Center for Workforce Information & Analysis |
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