Pilot program aims to make it easier for PA residents to find a job

A new program combines two job training and employment programs with the goal of making sure anyone who needs a job in the Commonwealth can get one.

Gov. Tom Corbett introduced the program Wednesday, and in addition to improving job seeking resources he says it will stop duplicate services from the state.

The pilot program at CareerLink of Lancaster County combines CareerLink offices and EARN Centers, which stands for Employment Advancement and Retention Network.

EARN Centers offer employment training to adults, transitioning them off public assistance into wage earning workers.

CareerLink also offers training and employment services, but to a wider network. Everything from resume building, career guidance, employee match up and more is available.

Corbett says the pilot program combines the two, so job seekers will only have to stop at one building.

Again combining the two groups is only a pilot program, if it proves successful it could move statewide within five years.

Corbett did say that his combining of job seeking resources could leave some in the two organizations without jobs of their own.