Advancing Workforce Solutions for Lancaster County's Future

Bringing employers, educators, and community leaders together to address long term talent pipeline strategies.

Strengthen and scale high-quality internships, co‑ops, job shadowing, and project‑based experiences that give students real‑world exposure to business environments.

Create intentional pathways linking employers with underrepresented and non‑traditional workers, including justice‑impacted individuals, immigrants and refugees, and opportunity youth to diversify talent pipelines and support equitable hiring.

Grow and modernize apprenticeship and pre‑apprenticeship models across business and administrative occupations, creating seamless pathways to high-skill, high-demand careers.

Establish and promote a standardized credential that validates essential workplace skills, for example the High Five Tool.

Create and enhance partnerships with employers, chambers of commerce, workforce boards, and industry leaders who can advise on curriculum, provide experiential learning opportunities, and help align education programs with evolving workforce needs.

Develop strategies, design models, and shape practices that help learners earn credentials aligned to quality jobs.