Employment
and Training
The Employment and Training Department (E&T) is housed in proximity to our Drug Prevention services. This is especially important when working with youth in programs which combine education and employment activities.
Our Summer Work, Education and Training (SWET) Program serves 40 CSBG eligible 14 and 15-year-olds in an eight week summer program. All participants receive minimum wage for work experience at for profit and nonprofit sites for 20 hours each week. In addition, all attend Career Explorations sessions each week that are designed to stimulate thoughts about future career plans. This component consists of visits to colleges, technical schools, and possible future employers.
For adults, the Supported Work Program (SWP) is a welfare-to-work project funded by both DCED and DWP. TANF and Food Stamp clients are referred for enrollment by the County Assistance Offices (CAO) in Cambria and Somerset counties. The primary goal of the program is unsubsidized employment. This is addressed by providing job development skills, life skills, supervised work experience and a broad range of case management. Professional case management is also available to SWP clients, housing clients, and other individuals referred to this department to provide the tools to access a full range of services through our agency and the community.
Tuition Assistance is provided for full-time students earning Associate Degrees at Cambria Rowe Business College in Johnstown. All students enrolled must meet Neighborhood Assistance Program Guidelines as well as the college's academic requirements.
Employment Assistance to post-secondary adult students is available to CSBG-eligible applicants. We can assist with tuition, books, application fees, uniforms or other essentials necessary to train adults for available jobs. The training must be of short duration and must provide necessary skills or supplies to make the applicant job-ready.
For more employment and training information:
| www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us |
PA Career Link |
| www.dli.state.pa.us |
PA Department of Labor and Industry |
| www.dpw.state.pa.us |
PA Department of Public Welfare |
| www.crbc.net |
Cambria-Rowe Business College |
| www.pennhighlands.edu |
Penn Highlands Community College |