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Students can only dream about careers they know about.

 PCD's Career Connections Student Programs are open for presenters and we still have room for you! We try to fit in as many presenters as we can, as we connect with dozens of schools who regularly participate in S. Central PA.

 

 You'll connect with students from the entire region to talk about the careers your industry and organization feature.

 

 Tell your stories. Energize students about what you do.

 

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PCD Programs 2022-23

 

2022/2023 SCHOOL YEAR
CAREER CONNECTIONS FOR STUDENTS

PCD CAREER CONNECTIONS
REQUEST FOR PROGRAM PRESENTERS

PCD's Career Connections Student Programs are currently open for presenters.

Please use the links below to register.

9/27 Agriculture

10/4 Engineering

11/1 Accounting/Finance

12/6 Business of Wellness

1/27 Veterinary Science/Animal Health

3/7 Criminal Justice/Legal Studies/Government: Hosted by Central Penn College

3/21 Tech 360: Hosted by Harrisburg University

3/30 Human Services

***THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS***  

Printable Sponsorship Form 2022      Fillable Sponsorship Form 2022 

PCD Graciously Thanks its 2022 Event Sponsors

Manufacturing Association   Next Generation


HB McClure


Penn State Health

     NuPaths     Members 1st   BSSF     PIA School for Aviation Maintenance

Americhoice             HU       UPMC 

ABOUT PCD

The Partnership For Career Development (PCD) is a business-education-partnership intermediary located in the Capital Region of Pennsylvania. PCD’s experience and expertise is concentrated in the field of Career & Workforce Readiness. PCD works under a fee-for-service model providing schools and school districts in South Central Pennsylvania with resources, programs, events and initiatives surrounding career exploration and development. In addition, PCD provides multi-level consulting at county, state and national level for businesses, organizations and individuals.

With 25 years of experience in developing programs, initiatives, studying and researching relevant labor market data, consulting and meeting with relevant stakeholders from business, education, and community, PCD is recognized in Pennsylvania by state agencies as a leader and best practice in this work.

PCD’s unique collaborative model provides regional schools with consortiums to share resources and work cooperatively. As an intermediary, PCD is able to provide efficiencies for regional businesses and organizations, creating career exploration programs and initiatives that allow students to participate from dozens of schools at one location. This helps to alleviate “employer fatigue,” as identified in PA, resulting from many schools calling on the same businesses for support. PCD’s model allows for the braiding of funds, and utilizing economies of scale, and the leveraging of local, regional, state and national partnerships, permitting PCD to act as a conduit for access & equity of resources & programs. 

PCD Tenets

  • Work-based Learning / Career Mentoring as the “gold standard”
  • Alignment of interests with market needs
  • Access & Equity in experiences, programming and support
  • Accountability of Learning
  • Collaboration not competition in this non-partisan work

 

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Career Exploration Online

Career Connections HUB

This high-school level, career exploration platform currently connects students with manufacturing job information and opportunities. The fully interactive portal queries student’s interests to match and explore industry-provided high-need occupations. Students completing the experience will be matched with current offerings including career shadow opportunities, internships, part-time, full-time and seasonal work opportunities. PCD will work in-between, “hand” guiding students to schools and those opportunities.

Organizations can use the portal to promote their industry needs and provide info about jobs. PCD also offers 360-degree virtual tour options to allow an immersive "in-house" experience without site safety issues and field trip paperwork. To see the Hub click here. 
 
PA School Personnel and individuals with a PPID# (PPID# lookup) or interested in obtaining one can obtain Act 48 credits through a virtual walk-through experience by registering through 48 CARATS. 

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EVENTS

  • Educator in the Workplace

    EIW events focus on high demand careers in the South Central PA Region. Participation is limited to participating PCD schools. Sessions include dinner, presentations, and a tour whenever possible. Registration is available on Frontline, and three Act 48 credits are included.

  • PCD Career Connections - Aircraft Maintenance

    , Harrisburg

    If you are a hands-on problem solver, this is the career for you! Come visit Piedmont Airlines at the Harrisburg International Airport, where you can explore aircraft maintenance areas, learn about the job and even get a behind-the-scenes tour of their hangar. This high demand work has great benefits that include travel perks, evening schedules, plus great pay. Learn about Piedmont’s offer of a tuition reimbursement program through Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics.  

  • PCD Career Connections - Manufacturing Tour

    , Carlisle

    Turner Hydraulics is a family-owned business located in Carlisle, that provides hydraulic repair, service, sales, and solutions.  Their 35,000 square feet facility houses not only a hydraulic repair shop, but, also, a retail showroom, machine shop, fabrication shop, sales and service departments, and an automation and panel building group.  Manufacturing is one of the top industries in PA, and an excellent choice for those who want a well-paying career with a strong future. 

  • PCD Career Connections - Agriculture

    , Hershey

    Agriculture isn’t just about farming. It's everything you’d expect from a career in food and farming, plus more: farm-to-table industry, entrepreneurship and rural development. Join us at beautiful Bow Creek Farm for our first-ever Agriculture Career Connections. There will be plenty to see and do including a panel of speakers to educate you on the many aspects of this incredible career field. To top it off, there will be a tour of the operation so you can chat with producers while they work!

  • PCD Career Connections - Accounting/Finance

    , Summerdale

    Learn about careers in accounting and finance, including banking, personal finance and risk management. Find out what it takes to succeed in one of these highly competitive fields. You’ll learn how people find work, build a career and manage their time at work.

  • PCD Consortium Meeting - Perry County

  • PA Restaurant & Lodging Association (PRLA) Hospitality Boot Camp

    , Harrisburg

    Explore a World of Career Possibilities in Hospitality - includes presentations from Internationally Acclaimed Chefs, Hershey Entertainment & Resorts, the Department of Tourism and much more.

  • PCD Consortium Meeting - Cumberland County

  • Educator in the Workplace

    , Middletown

    EIW events focus on high demand careers in the South Central PA Region. Participation is limited to participating PCD schools. Sessions include dinner, presentations, and a tour whenever possible. Registration is available on Frontline, and three Act 48 credits are included.

  • PCD Career Connections - Girls in STEM

    , Enola

    This luncheon event will provide girls with an overview of high demand occupations in STEM-focused fields where they can match interests, energy, and creativity with well-paying jobs where women are underrepresented.

Students can only dream about

careers they know about.

 PCD's Career Connections Student Programs are open for presenters and we still have room for you! We try to fit in as many presenters as we can, as we connect with dozens of schools who regularly participate in S. Central PA.

 You'll connect with students from the entire region to talk about the careers your industry and organization feature.

 Tell your stories. Energize students about what you do.

Information about the Partnership may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999. 
Registration does not imply endorsement. 
Learn more about how you can be a part of this important organization!



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Be a part of the solution. Your background and experiences are valuable to our students. Call or email us: (717) 732-8480 info@crpcd.org

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Our work: The Partnership for Career Development works to build a system of K-12 career education, increase awareness of post secondary training and education opportunities, and strengthen workforce development in the Pennsylvania Capital Region.

55 Miller Street, Enola, PA 17025-1640
Tel.: (717) 732-8480
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