Sector-Based Partnerships to Support Education and Employment in Emerging Industries

Background: Workforce Training and Employment Needs of Emerging Industries Emerging Industries The Pittsburgh region is playing a leading role in the launch of several emerging industries such as biomanufacturing, robotics, advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, private aerospace, and green or renewable energy, among others. The Foundation defines emerging industries as those that are in the early […]

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Employment in the New Economy: Supporting Disconnected and Gig Economy Workers

The Background The new economy is marked by continual technological disruption and innovation that is empowering people to transform our world. As technologies change, so do the skill sets that are in high demand as well as the definitions of employment and work. Unfortunately, the region’s economic prosperity is hindered by a widening gap in economic opportunities among residents, education […]

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Science & Technology Talent Development

The Background The new economy is marked by continual technological disruption and innovation that is empowering people to transform our world. As technologies change, so do the skill sets that are in high demand as well as the definitions of employment and work. The Pittsburgh region has the opportunity to become a beacon for talent and employment opportunities in the […]

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