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FAQs for Job Seekers
A “good job” is defined as a paid position of regular employment that aligns with the Good Jobs Principles. The Good Jobs Principles include jobs that ensure all workers are paid a stable, predictable living wage, receive basic benefits (e.g., paid leave, health insurance, retirement/savings plan), have safe working conditions, have the ability to form and join unions and engage in protected, concerted activity without fear of retaliation, and have equitable opportunities and tools to progress to future good jobs. *
*https://www.eda.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/FY2024_GJC_Frequently_Asked_Questions.pdf
No, there aren’t any fees that an applicant needs for training.
Skills Training Programs: Programs that train workers using high quality, competency-based curriculum to develop industry-specific skills needed for in-demand, good jobs and prepare workers for employment that provides career pathways after completion of the program. Good Jobs Challenge funding aims to support program participants that are placed into jobs by the end of the Good Jobs Challenge opportunity time period.
Labor Management Training Program: Programs that are sponsored or developed jointly by labor and management through collective bargaining in accordance with applicable law.
FAQs for Employers/Training Providers
Backbone organizations can serve as an industry point of contact for the training sessions funded by Good Jobs Challenge.
Yes, through incumbent worker training models.
On-The-Job training wage reimbursements are available.
Please reach out to your local county PA CareerLink office for services.
For purposes of the Good Jobs Challenge: “Sectoral partnership” is defined as a partnership of employers from the same industry that join with other strategic partners to collaboratively design sector strategies that train and place workers into good jobs that the employers need filled and intend to fill through the partnership. The strategic partners can include: government, education institutions (including community and technical colleges), training organizations, economic development organizations, workforce development organizations, unions, union federations, worker-serving organizations, labor management partnerships, industry associations, employer-serving organizations, faith-based organizations, and/or community-based organizations. A sectoral partnership is focused on one specific industry within an identified economic region and one or more specific roles within that industry.
This site was prepared by Philadelphia Works, Inc. using Federal funds under award ED22HDQ3070127 from Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Economic Development Administration or the U.S. Department of Commerce.
