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    Building a Competitive Workforce

    Workforce Development

    Governor Shapiro believes every Pennsylvanian should have the freedom to chart their own course and the opportunity to succeed—and by cutting red tape and knocking down barriers to success, he’s building a more competitive workforce for Pennsylvania’s future.

    The Governor expanded workforce development programs in the Commonwealth.

    • Since January 2023, the Department of Labor & Industry’s Apprenticeship and Training Office has registered 74 new apprenticeship programs and enrolled more than 11,566 new apprentices.
    • Announced a new registered apprenticeship program with the United Mine Workers of America to train workers to plug abandoned oil and gas wells.
    • Secured an additional $65 million for workforce development programs in the first two years, marking a more than 50 percent increase and giving more Pennsylvanians the freedom to chart their own course.
    • Signed a bipartisan FY2023-24 budget with a $1 million increase for the Manufacturing PA Innovation Program, which connects Pennsylvania’s universities with businesses to spur innovation and job creation in the Commonwealth.
    Skills come through training and training needs investment, and that's what our apprenticeship programs do.

    - Adam Arditti, Carpenter Apprenticeship Graduate

    Governor Shapiro worked with the General Assembly to strengthen critical workforce pipeline.

    • Signed two bipartisan budgets with a cumulative $15 million to provide student teachers with stipends of up to $15,000 and to further strengthen the educator pipeline. In the first year of the program, the Shapiro Administration awarded more than 2,000 student teachers $10,000 stipends.

    Hear from Pennsylvanians about the Shapiro-Davis Administration’s work: