Career and Technical Education

Policy Committee    August 29, 2023

OLD FORGE, Aug. 29 – Meeting the needs of the state’s economy includes funding career and technical education that can respond to the ever-changing needs of emerging business and technology. The House Majority Policy Committee explored the growing demand for career and technical education, which has a built-in pipeline to foster students from the classroom to the workforce. 

• Hosts: Rep. Jim Haddock (D-Lackawanna)
• Testifiers:
  • Erin Keating- Superintendent, Old Forge School District
  • Dr. Anthony Guariglia- Administrative Director, Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Education
  • Dan Kuba- Deputy Secretary for Workforce Development, PA Department of Labor and Industry
  • Warren Faust, International Organizer SMART Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers International President, Northeast Pennsylvania Building & Construction Trade Council

Agenda + Testimony

• Hearing agenda and testimony: Career and Technical Education

Media Release + News Coverage

• Policy Committee shines spotlight on career and technical education, August 29, 2023
• WVIA, Hearing focuses on career & tech education expansion, August 30, 2023
• Scranton Times-Tribune, Rep. Haddock hosts hearing on career and tech education growth, August 30, 2023

Photos

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