Pittsburgh picked as Workforce Hub by White House to increase job training initiatives – By Ryan Deto (Triblive) / May 20, 2023
The White House this week designated Pittsburgh as a regional hub to enhance local workforce development efforts.
Pittsburgh was selected as one of five regions selected as a Workforce Hub, where the White House administration will partner with state and local officials to drive workforce development efforts and help to secure additional funding to expand pre-apprenticeships and career and technical education programs.
Southwestern Pennsylvania was selected because of success in innovation, growth in advanced manufacturing like robotics and increase in the clean energy sector, such as producing batteries, said the White House.
“The surrounding region of Southwestern Pennsylvania — a priority Energy Community that includes Pittsburgh — was awarded a Build Back Better Regional Challenge grant to expand the region’s growing robotics cluster and ensure the benefits extend to rural coal-impacted communities in the region,” said the White House in a release.
