plus 2, State Tracks In-Demand Jobs - msnbc.com

State Tracks In-Demand Jobs - msnbc.com
Many Large Employers To Attend Pittsburgh Job Fair - msnbc.com
City plans to offer career education earlier - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 06:40 AM PST

HARRISBURG, Pa. — WGAL.com

The Pennsylvania Workforce Development system focuses on getting Pennsylvanians working in good-paying jobs.

The organization tracks employment trends and publishes monthly job numbers. It also identifies the most in-demand jobs in the state.

At this website

, you can find the link to the list of the state's most in-demand jobs. The information can also be broken up regionally, so you can identify the jobs by county.

You can do that here

The Workforce Development System refers to these in-demand jobs as "high priority occupations." These are not just simply "hot jobs." They are careers that are likely to provide a family a living wage. Many of them also require increased training or education.

If you would like to see who the 50 biggest employers are in the state, that information can be found here .

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Many Large Employers To Attend Pittsburgh Job Fair - msnbc.com

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 06:40 AM PST

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The East End Works Collaborative said a job fair will be held Tuesday from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 250 N. Highland Ave., across from Home Depot in the East Liberty area of Pittsburgh.

Dozens of Pittsburgh employers have committed to attend the fair, according to the Eastside Neighborhood Employment Center.

There will also be a table for information about upcoming jobs at the Target store that is being built in East Liberty.

Job seekers are encouraged to dress professionally and bring updated copies of their resumes.

Questions about the job fair can be directed to Eastside Neighborhood Employment Center at 412-362-8580.

The Eastside Neighborhood Employment Center said the following employers have made a commitment to attend the job fair:

A Second Chance Inc.

AARP Worksearch Foundation

Achieva

ACT-1

Adecco Employment Services

A for the People Insurance Agency

Allegheny County Department of Human Services

Allegiance Staffing

Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation

BNY Mellon Financial

Builders Guild of Western PA

Canterbury Place

CCAC Allegheny Campus

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

City of Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS

City of Pittsburgh Dept. of Personnel and Civil Service

Clear Channel

Collegiate YMCA

Community Preschool and Nursery LLC

Coro Pittsburgh - Regional Internship Center

Comcast Spotlight

Coventry Health Care

Coverall Cleaning Concepts

DeVry University

Dish Network

Dollar Bank

Duquesne University

Fifth Third Bank

First Commonwealth Bank

GNC

Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania

Greater Pittsburgh Regional Council of Carpenters

Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council

Gwen's Girls

Heartland Health Care

Holiday Inn Pittsburgh University Center

Home Healthcare Group Inc.

Home Depot

Dollar Bank

Home Instead Senior Care

HCR Manorcare

Iron City Uniform Rental

Lifecare Hospitals of Pittsburgh

Macy's

Massaro Corporation

Metrocom Management

Mwela

National Motor Club of America

New Century Careers

Omni William Penn Hotel

Operating Engineers Local #66

Parkvale Bank

PA State Civil Service Commission

Pittsburgh Community Services Inc.

Pittsburgh Job Corps Center

Pittsburgh OVR

Pittsburgh Partnership/Downtown Careerlink

Pittsburgh Public Schools

Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium

PNC Bank

Port Authority

Pre-Paid Legal Services

Pressley Ridge

Primerica Financial Services

Prudential Financial

Public Allies Pittsburgh

Renaissance III 2000, Inc.

Rodman Street Missionary Baptist Church

Small Seeds Development

Three Rivers Youth

Walgreens Drug Store

University of Pittsburgh

UPMC Shadyside

Wendy's International

YWCA Greater Pittsburgh

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City plans to offer career education earlier - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 06:47 AM PST

Pittsburgh Public Schools already is on track to revamp its career and technical education program for high school students.

Now there's a proposal for students in third through eighth grade.

At the school board's education committee meeting tonight, Angela Mike, the district's executive director of career and technical education, will present a plan to provide all students in grades 3 through 8 once-a-month lessons about careers and work.

The plan is expected to be up for a board vote next month and, if approved, begin in the second semester of this school year.

"Students already are starting to think about careers at a younger age," said Ms. Mike.

Pennsylvania requires career education for all students and sets academic standards for grades 3, 5, 8 and 11.

Pittsburgh is working on developing a curriculum for students in kindergarten through grade 2 as well. If approved, that may be in place next fall.

The first lesson in third grade is aimed at helping children identify their own personal interests, including a survey asking, among other things, whether they like math, taking things apart and managing money. The next lesson helps to identify the range of jobs available. The third helps children understand that careers take preparation.

By grade 8, students are writing resumes and learning interviewing skills. Eighth-graders already have a requirement to complete a career portfolio.

One lesson to be demonstrated to the board uses materials from the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, such as a piece of slag to talk about how the steel industry has changed.

The Foundation is among the more than 50 partnerships the district has set up as resources for students, including speakers, internships and tours.

Plans call for students in grades 4 and 7 to take two field trips to businesses in each of those two years.

Ninth-graders will be able to spend a day visiting the training sessions for the carpenters, plumbers and electrical workers.

At the high school level, the board already has approved the creation of three regional programs -- health careers; culinary arts; and information technology and business finance -- that will be offered at high schools in each of three regions of the city.

Some high schools will have "signature" programs -- such as auto body at Pittsburgh Brashear and advanced machine operations at Langley -- that require students to attend certain high schools.

Most of the programs in this system will be in place next fall. About 700 students are enrolled in high school CTE programs, and Ms. Mike said the district is trying to attract more.

The district also is trying to make sure that its programs meet the state standards, including a checklist of competencies for each field and adding meeting not only academic standards but also industry standards. The latter still requires an agreement from the teachers union.

Education writer Eleanor Chute: echute@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1955.

First published on November 9, 2010 at 12:00 am