Author name: Philadelphia Works

Edison Freire, Director of Gateway Initiatives for JEVS Human Services and Beth St. Clair, Apprenticeship Director, Urban Technology Project, Office of Educational Technology, discuss the work that they are doing with IT apprenticeships, including the opportunities that are available, what those apprenticeships look like, and the benefits and opportunities in the IT sector. 

Kimberly McCaffrey, Manager of Youth System at Philadelphia Works joins the program to discuss youth demographics, year round and summer youth activities and work-based learning and career pathways development strategies for youth.  

Farrah Parkes, Director of Education, Technology, and Job Readiness at Lutheran Settlement House joins the program to discuss the ways in which they are partnering with Philadelphia Works to help serve job seekers and businesses. 

This episode features an interview with Hugh Bailey, COO of Philadelphia Works and Heloise Jettison, Senior Director, Talent Development for Department of Commerce for the City of Philadelphia as they discuss the new strategy for workforce development. 

Evan Evans, General Manager at Aloft Philadelphia Hotel, discusses his partnership with Philadelphia Works and what he finds most valuable about that the services that Philadelphia Works provides. Evan discusses recent trends in the hospitality industry and the traits that he looks for in potential employees, and shares advice for

Karla Trotman, Executive Vice President of Electro Soft, Incorporated  discusses her partnership with Philadelphia Works and the benefit she receives from that connection. Karla also shares the story of the company that her father founded and the challenges and opportunities of running a family business.