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A new on-line jobs platform that incorporates mobile and social media and provides employers and job seekers with immediate connections to job opportunities through Twitter, Facebook, email or text.
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PA Workforce Development Association represents workforce development professionals in each of the state’s 23 Workforce Investment Areas. Our members oversee and operate employment and training programs administered under the federal Workforce Investment Act and other workforce programs, including the services provided by Pennsylvania’s CareerLink (one-stop) system.
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Allentown Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) helps site selection consultants, Lehigh Valley entrepreneurs, and existing Allentown businesses to find opportunities in Allentown, PA. This site provides useful information about Pennsylvania's third-largest city, including demographics and quality of life, as well as information on small business loans, economic development incentives, business start up assistance, brownfield remediation, downtown revitalization, and smart growth.
As the urban hub of the Lehigh Valley, Allentown, Pennsylvania is a vibrant, sustainable, and diverse 21st-century city. Allentown offers affordable proximity to two of the largest consumer markets in the United States, and a place where small businesses thrive in a business-friendly downtown and on excellent industrial sites. Always the fighter, Allentown is a resilient city, prepared to lead during economic recovery and anchor a revitalized Lehigh Valley.
AEDC is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting smart growth throughout the city.
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An academy designed by the
Lehigh Valley Workforce Investment
Board, Inc. for high school students
to explore career interests, map career
paths, and link to employment and
education opportunities.
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The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce's mission is to deliver value to its members through superior programs and services; to advocate advancing business interests; to unify the Lehigh Valley business community to leverage regional resources and strengthen its collective voice; and to create opportunities for businesses to grow. Representing 14 regional chambers and councils with more than 140,000 employee members, The Chamber is the largest in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and the fastest growing in the nation.
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LANTA's Metro system is a network of 35 fixed bus routes throughout the Lehigh Valley, providing daily, later evening, and weekend services. More than 380,000 people live within walking distance of a Metro route.
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The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation is a one-stop resource and the single point of contact for companies looking for help with their relocation or Lehigh Valley business expansion plans. As part of our mission to ensure the success and growth of the region’s economy, we are committed to helping national businesses find a home here while providing services to companies already located in Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton and throughout Lehigh and Northampton counties.
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Career Cruising offers a suite of online career guidance and planning tools designed for people of all ages. Using our tools, you can find the right career, explore education and training options, build your own portfolio, manage your school’s course selection process, or set up a career development network in your community. Learn more about all of these possibilities on our Products page.
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The National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB) is the leading workforce association that represents the nation's nearly 650 business-led Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) and also serves other associated organizations in the workforce industry with one common goal: Helping America Work.
Our mission is to support members through a comprehensive program of advocacy, training and technical assistance, communication, and the promotion of strategic partnerships for the advancement of our nation's workforce.
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NWA is dedicated to serving its members - this website has been developed as a communication tool in order for us to provide timely communication between you - our members and the association in general
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Sponsored by the PA Department of Labor & Industry, Pennsylvania Career Gates is a multi-episode educational media series for the high school classroom. These episodes feature highlights of careers in PA's emerging industries for which employees are projected to be in high-demand into the future.
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The Lehigh Valley Chapter of the Society For Human Resource Management exists to promote the highest level of professionalism in Human Resource Management. We offer members professional development opportunities, share Chapter resources with the communities served, and foster awareness of the role of Human Resource Management in creating high performance organizations.
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The SkillsUSA Councils mission is to create a world-class workforce by developing partnerships among the business community and our schools.
SkillsUSA Council is a non-profit organization that was created in 1985 to foster active business-education partnerships in order to prepare students for the world of work. The Council serves more than 6,000 career and technical education students in District 11 every year. The area served is Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, and Upper Bucks counties.
The SkillsUSA Council provides cutting-edge training that prepares students for the rapidly changing skills demanded. The council develops citizenship, leadership, employability, and occupational skills through career-focused education and industry partnerships.
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
FOR TITLE I SERVICES UNDER THE
WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA)
The Lehigh Valley Workforce Investment Board, Inc. a.k.a. Lehigh Valley Workforce Development Board (LVWDB), is seeking proposals for the management and delivery of WIOA Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker, EARN services, and related grants.
Proposer(s) may be public or private not-for-profit corporations, local educational agencies, business and/or trade associations, private for-profit organizations, labor organizations, and governmental units including municipalities. Minority and women-owned businesses are encouraged to submit proposals.
The LVWD is seeking a single proposer to provide these services.
A Proposer(s) Conference will be held on Monday, May 8, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at the PA CareerLink® Lehigh Valley, 555 Union Boulevard., Allentown, PA 18109.
Proposals must be received by 4:00 p.m. on May 26, 2017.
Click below for the following documents:
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. RFP for WIOA Title I Career Services for Adults, Dislocated Workers and EARN
(Note: Please see page 18, Number 10 Selection Criteria a. The Rating Criteria that is referred to as Attachment 5 is not
correct, it has been corrected as Appendix 2)
2. Attachment 1 Application for WIOA Title I Operator Services Funds
3. Attachment 2 Revised Title I Operator RFP Budget Worksheet
(Note: Attachment 2 Budget Worksheet has been revised as of 5/9/17)
4. Attachment 3 Required Federal and Commonwealth Forms
5. Attachment 4 WIOA/EARN Staffing Chart
6. Appendix 1 Eligibility Guidelines
7. Appendix 2 RFP Rating and Evaluation Form
Equal Opportunity Employer
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FINAL 2016 LEHIGH VALLEY REGIONAL/LOCAL TRANSITIONAL PLAN AVAILABLE HERE
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PA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) COMBINED STATE PLAN
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 BRIDGING THE WORKFORCE GAP: LEHIGH VALLEY WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC STRATEGY
Click here for report
The Lehigh Valley Workforce Development Board will make available to the public, on a regular basis through open meetings, information regarding the activities of the local board, including information regarding the local plan prior to submission of the plan, and regarding membership, the designation and certification of one-stop operators, and the award of grants or contracts to eligible providers of youth activities, and on request, minutes of formal meetings of the local board.
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