Partners & Affiliations
Since inception, the CPWDC has initiated a range of programs, projects, partnerships and research in its effort to build and coordinate a comprehensive regional workforce system. Partnerships are critical to coordinating and integrating the resources and expertise of economic development, K-12 and post secondary educational providers and a wide range of community, statewide and national organizations.
Key partners and affiliations include:
Industry Focused
Youth Focused
- Afterschool Network
- Communities that Care Partnerships
- PA Partnerships for Children
- Project 720 Schools
- Ready by 21 Coalition
- Regional Career Education Partnership Network
K-16 Focused
- Central Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce Business Education Partnership
- Pennsylvania Governor’s Institute on Career Education and Work
- Greater Susquehanna Valley Business Education Partnership
- Mifflin-Juniata Business and Education Partnership
- PA Heartland Coalition of School Districts
- Recovery Skills Network
- Tri-Chamber Business and Education Partnership
- Williamsport /Lycoming Chamber of Commerce Business Education Partnership
- School Districts
- Career and Technical Centers
- Postsecondary Institutions
Economic Development Focused
- Ben Franklin Technology Partners
- Economic Development Council of Central Pennsylvania
- Focus Central Pennsylvania
- IMC
- Pennsylvania Governor’s Action Team
- SEDA-Council of Governments
- Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Bucknell University
- SBDC at Lock Haven University
- SBDC at Penn State University
- Union County Industrial Development Corporation
- Chambers of Commerce and local economic development organizations
Associations
- County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP)
- Workforce Innovators Network
- National Association of Counties (NACo)
- National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB)
- Pennsylvania Association of Workforce Investment Boards
- Pennsylvania’s Heartland Partnership
- Pennsylvania Partners
- Susquehanna Human Resource Management Association
