Partner4Work (3RWIB)

Leading the public workforce system:established by the workforce investment act of 1998, reauthorized by the workforce innovation and opportunity act, and nationally recognized for innovation, Partner4work delivers a menu of workforce solutions for pittsburgh and allegheny county to ensure the current and future needs of businesses and job seekers are met. The cornerstone of the legislation and at the core of our work is the establishment of a one-stop service system, locally branded as pa careerlink pittsburgh/allegheny county. This one-stop focuses on getting people a first job, a new job, or advancing on a career pathway while simultaneously helping businesses grow. With more than 20,000 job seekers using services annually, careerlink staff members support adult job seekers through the job search process, including coaching and counseling, job matching and providing access to a database of thousands of posted jobs. Careerlink staff also can connect qualified job seekers to no-cost training at community colleges or other high-quality institutions.in addition, regional businesses can access a menu of no-cost services including funding to train new and existing workers; access to a pool of pre-screened, motivated and diverse talent; space for career fairs and interviews; layoff aversion; customized labor market data; and other resources. Through this work, we connect thousands of people to employment and serve over 1,100 companies annually. As a result of the covid-19 pandemic and record unemployment, p4w and pa careerlink launched virtual re-employment services via an online learning hub. Through this hub, job seekers were able to access surge hiring opportunities, virtual learning tools and resources, and one-to-one career counseling and coachng via trained workforce professionals. The online learning hub will be maintained post-pandemic.youth workforce related policy is a pivotal component of wioa and investing in the future talent pipeline is a key area of focus for us. It's critical that our youth are exposed to the range of available careers to find their passion. Through its youth advisory committee, Partner4work prepares youth with the skills to develop a world-class workforce pipeline for the region. We fund more than 20 community programs annually through $3 to $4 million in federal funding that helps launch our youth to careers. Through a mix of mentoring and training services, these programs help youth earn geds, pay them for work, provide them occupational skill training, in addition to other life skills such as leadership and communications skills.effective july 1, 2017, Partner4work assumed fiscal and administrative oversite of the allegheny county earn program. Earn is funding by temporary assistance for needy families (tanf) through the pa department of human services. This program is designed to assist adults in transition from welfare to the workforce. Earn program provides case management, job preparation, career development and job retention services to eligible tanf recipients. Earn aims to decrease dependency on public assistance and establish self-sufficiency. Partner4work also assumed fiscal and administrative agent of allegheny county's work ready program, effective october 1, 2017. Work ready also is funded by temporary assistance for needy families (tanf) through the pa department of human services (pa dhs). Work ready aims to serve participants with significant barriers to employment who would otherwise be enrolled in earn by providing assessment, evaluation, supportive services, work-related activities and training services to help clients stabilize barriers that may hinder them from achieving self-sufficiency.

Learn & earn and partnerup: the learn & earn summer youth employment program is community-wide effort to empower youth and young adults in allegheny county and the city of pittsburgh to gain the skills and experience necessary to become successful members of our region's workforce. Learn & earn leverages knowledge and resources from stakeholders across allegheny county and the city of pittsburgh for the benefit of nearly 2,000 young people and the region each year. This program is administered by Partner4work, in partnership with allegheny county and the city of pittsburgh, and is made possible by the financial support of several public and private sources. Learn & earn provides meaningful work experience and career exposure to low-income young people, ages 14- 21, by creating positive work experiences, increasing exposure to career opportunities and critical skills, and developing soft skills through meaningful work-readiness training. Learn & earn also develops a pipeline of experienced young workers for local businesses, providing businesses the opportunity to cultivate future talent with support from youth service providers. The program serves to help local businesses understand their future workforce and its training needs and to build linkages between businesses and community organizations. Partner4work also continues to be a key driver and partner in the partnerup program to offer career-readiness classes and a pipeline to jobs for high school students. This forward-thinking program developed by pnc (the first of its kind in pittsburgh) provides young job seekers with hands-on education programs and employer training seminars that prepare job seekers for real-world entry-level positions. Additionally, this program introduces recent high-school graduates to partner companies that help make the program possible. Graduates of the program have been hired at pnc, allegheny health network, comcast, people gas, giant eagle, and others. The partnerup program is expected to expand into neighboring western pa counties in 2020. Bankwork$, intro to the construc supply of skilled workers to meet the needs of the industry. Additionally, Partner4work and literacy pittsburgh, the adult basic education provider for the pittsburgh region, will develop and implement a construction math tutoring program to support interested residents who have skills gaps in meeting the basic entrance requirements for the i2tt program. Partner4work will work closely with the developers and seiu 32bj to identify post-construction employment opportunities (e.g. "end-use jobs") on the lower hill redevelopment and terminal building sites. As end-use jobs are identified, Partner4work will develop and implement workforce development strategies customized to the specific occupations required. For end-use jobs that represent unionized labor, such as building maintenance and hospitality, Partner4work will coordinate closely with seiu 32bj, unite here local 57, and the allegheny county labor council to identify one or more pre-employment training programs of choice that will equip individuals with the necessary skills for employment in the targeted occupations. Also, in 2019, p4w established the pittsbugh area workforce funding collaborative, a consortium of six regional philanthropies united coordinated and aligned in its efforts to fund strategic workforce solutions to advance the region's job seekers and businesses. The collaborative's initial focus includes job quality; diversisty, equity, and inclusion; and the acceleration of small black-owned businesses, particularly in light of the covid-19 pandemic.