The CCAC-Allegheny County Workforce Alliance is a strategic partnership designed to strengthen workforce development initiatives in the Pittsburgh region and surrounding areas. Through collaboration with a long list of regional partners, the Workforce Alliance is taking steps to close the loop in the workforce training cycle.

Local, state and federal government entities as well as community organizations, employers and potential employers in the Pittsburgh region who are looking for a trained, skilled workforce are included in the scope of this partnership. The Workforce Alliance’s involvement with the Labor-Management Clearinghouse provides quality information about industry training needs for entry level workers and data on outcomes from training to allow for ongoing program improvement. To the extent that the clearinghouse leads businesses and industries to invest more in training their workers, the Workforce Alliance, as a result, seeks to expand the market for CCAC programs, closing the loop in the workforce training cycle.

Three Key Objectives

1. The Workforce Alliance will team with the county and partners to strengthen workforce investment, working to meet current and future business and industry needs for skilled labor.
2. The Workforce Alliance will play a key business development role, working to develop strategic direction then design and implement needed training programs.
3. The Workforce Alliance will work to expand grant development, pursuing state and regional funding and in-kind services or resources to develop innovative new programs.

There are six key joint activities for which the Workforce Alliance will have responsibility: establishing a Workforce Advisory Council; working with institutes of higher education and businesses to develop workforce training programs; accessing funding to promote or enhance programs; working closely with public and governmental officials to advance the goals of the alliance and promote its benefits to the region; serving on appropriate committees to provide an effective bridge to the community; and working where necessary to establish Centers of Excellence to offer training to incumbent and prospective workers.

A Partial List of Regional Partners

Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board (TRWIB)

Allegheny Conference on Community Development (ACCD)

The Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce

The Pennsylvania Economy League of Southwestern Pennsylvania

The Pittsburgh Regional Alliance (PRA)

PA Career Link

Allegheny County Economic Development (ACED)

PA Department of Community and Economic Development

Current Initiatives

• FireVEST (Fire Volunteer Education, Service & Training Scholarship Program)
• Biotechnology Workforce Collaborative (BWC)
• Dislocated Worker Tuition Waiver Program