Casey Announces Over $800k for Fayette County Job Training Program for At-Risk Youth
Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that the Westmoreland-Fayette Workforce Investment Board (WIB) will be the recipient of an $822,673 grant funded by the Department of Labor's YouthBuild program. YouthBuild is a community-based education initiative that offers academic and vocational skill training to people... Read More
Casey Unveils Legislation to Promote Natural Gas, Help Ensure PA Residents Get Shale Jobs
Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) unveiled legislation that is aimed at helping Pennsylvania residents gain the skills they need to compete for natural gas jobs.... Read More
Casey Introduces Amendment to Help Companies Address Skills Gap, Train Workers
Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that he has offered an industry sectors partnerships amendment to the reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act that would help give workers the skills that employers need.... Read More
Casey Amendment That Makes Major Reforms to Job Corps Passes Key Committee
After an effort by Senator Casey shed light on failures in a key job training program, Job Corps, his bipartisan amendment to make major reforms to Job Corps has passed through the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.... Read More
Senator Casey and Congressman Doyle Introduce Job Training Bill to Replicate Pittsburgh’s Manchester-Bidwell Program Nation-Wide
Today U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (D-PA14) introduced legislation that would help unemployed and underemployed adults acquire workplace skills that are currently in demand. The bill is modeled after the work being done by the Manchester... Read More
Department of Labor Ends Job Corps Enrollment Freeze
oday, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the HELP Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, released to following statement in response to news that the Department of Labor will end the Job Corps enrollment freeze. Senator Casey played a leading role in providing o... Read More
Casey Statement on HELP Hearing on Job Corps Budget Shortfall
oday U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, released the following statement after holding a hearing on the Job Corps Budget Shortfall: Safeguarding Workforce Training for Am... Read More
Casey Announces Congressional Hearing Into Jobs Corps Shortfall That Has Impacted Students Across PA, Nation
.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), today, announced a congressional hearing into the funding shortfall of the Job Corps program that has impacted students and workers across the state and nation. "The Jobs Corps plays a critical role in helping at-risk youth be c... Read More
Sheet Metal Workers Local 19 Training Center
Last Friday I had the pleasure of touring the Sheet Metal Workers Local 19 Training Center in Philadelphia. Local 19, along with the Sheet Metal Contractors Association of Philadelphia and Vicinity (SMCA) have partnered to train skilled sheet metal apprentices and journeypersons. The tour was a great opportunity t... …
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