We believe that education is the key to improving your economics, whether as an individual or a community. We believe that everyone deserves life sustaining wages.
Here at Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance, we improve the quality of your life through:
Improving your existing skillset
Improving your educational achievement
Entrepreneurial development
We work with schools and businesses to provide educational opportunities that will help you succeed in life. Our focus is on building a skilled workforce that’s always learning and growing.
We believe that you should have access to quality education and job opportunities. That’s why we work with different stakeholders to make sure you have the chance to develop your skills and pursue your dreams
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Our Career Services is a comprehensive services that covers:
Job Seekers - we offer workforce development services that are based on high-priority occupations for people who have lost their jobs due to downsizing or closings and for underemployed people.
Reentry and Recovery to Work - We connect employers with people in recovery and people who are incarcerated and seeking employment upon their release
Youth Career Pathways - We deliver a comprehensive array of services that focus on assisting young people with barriers to employment. We help them prepare for post-secondary education and employment, attain credentials and secure employment through career opportunities.
Trainings and Certifications - We provide Wayne County residents with a wide range of training programs and certifications to enhance their skills and career opportunities. Our offerings are designed to meet the diverse needs of our community, ensuring everyone has access to quality education and professional development
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At Workforce Alliance we identify, create and provide educational opportunities that build our workforce and support lifelong learning.
Our Educational Services include:
Essential Skills and Digital Literacy - Individuals of all ages benefit from our Digital Literacy Training initiative. Over the last year, 275 Wayne and Pike county residents have completed courses to learn and improve their technological skills and overcome the discomfort barrier through group classes for beginners to more advanced programs.
Testing - Workforce Alliance in an authorized testing center delivering tests for thousands of certifications in a wide range of industries.
The Stourbridge Project - Workforce Alliance is a proud partner of The Stourbridge Project in Honesdale, a full-service business incubator and co-worker space that provides connections to a multitude of business resources including mentors and financing programs.
SHINE Afterschool Program - The Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance SHINE Program is a 36 week comprehensive after-school program and includes K- 5th grade centers located at Lakeside Elementary in the Wayne Highlands School District and Evergreen Elementary in the Western Wayne School District. K-8th is offered in the Wallenpaupack Area School District
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Our staff will offer assistance to post job openings and customize training programs, recruitment services, or other services to meet your needs.
Visit our For Employers page for more information.
The team at workforce alliance
Our main goals are to
Strengthen the quality of the workforce
Create new career opportunities
Encourage lifelong learning
We are constantly developing new programs to meet the evolving needs of our community. You can follow us on social media to stay updated on everything that’s happening at Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance.
We respect your privacy
Join us and be a part of an organization that helps people achieve their goals and thrive in their careers.
WP Workforce Alliance is deeply grateful for the generous support of our donors. We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the individuals, organizations, and businesses that support us through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program and charitable donations.
Your support and generosity allows us to:
Provide innovative educational opportunities to residents of Wayne and Pike Counties
Fight food insecurity in our youth
Offer summer programming for kids and teenagers focused on career pathways and STEAM enrichment.
