|
Our Mission and Organization.... |
|
The Penn State Workforce Education & Development (WED) Initiative is a partnership between Penn State’s College of Education and Penn State Outreach. The mission of the WED Initiative is to support the development of the workforce in Pennsylvania primarily through the application of Penn State resources to conduct various types of workforce assessments for employers, industry partnerships, nonprofit organizations, and government entities. A brief, two-page summary of the WED Initiative is available, including resources and examples of work. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Video Interviews from 2nd Annual ShaleNET Conference |
|
 Personnel from the Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted nine video interviews with participants in the ShaleNET Marcellus Shale Workforce Forum held on December 6, 2010. These interviews are available for viewing [click on "Read More"]. The conference program is available at http://ShaleNET.notlong.com.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
WF ED Initiative in College of Education Report |
|
 The Penn State College of Education released recently a Report on Education and the Workforce, which may be read online (press "Read More" button. A section on "Workforce Analysis and Workforce Policies" described the work of Penn State's Workforce Education and Development Initiative.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Webinar Presented on Impact of Natural Gas Severance Tax |
|
 A DIFFERENT SITE IS AVAILABLE IF YOU SEEK INFORMATION ABOUT THE MAY 18, 2011, PRESENTATION ON PCN. SEE HERE.
Rose Baker and David Passmore presented a webinar about their report, Benchmarks for Assessing the Potential Impact of a Natural Gas Severance Tax on the Pennsylvania Economy, on November 30, 2010. The webinar was sponsored by Regional Economic Models, Inc., from Amherst, Massachusetts. A direct link to a Webex recording of the webinar is available. |
|
The 58th Annual Economic Outlook Conference |
|
 Rose Baker and David Passmore attended the University of Michigan’s 58th Annual Economic Outlook Conference, which took place in Ann Arbor on November 18–19, 2010. The Conference Program included: U.S. Economic Outlook; Analysis of Consumer Attitudes and Confidence; Prospects for Small Business; Monetary and Fiscal Policy; Housing Markets; European Economy; and Economic Outlook and Policy for Michigan and the Midwest. The Big 10 Network will run a feature on the conference during the college football bowl season. A thirty second video summary of the conference is available (press the "Read More" button).
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Page 1 of 3 |
