Preparing You for Tomorrows Jobs Today
Over
the past four years, Workforce 2000 has focused on an industry,
which is having the greatest impact on our economy, telecommunications
technology. During this period, Workforce 2000 has implemented
six (6) telecommunication education
initiatives and served as coordinator for City Council Public
Hearings on "The Impact of Telecommunications on the City
of Philadelphia." Through these activities, working relationships
have been established with industry leaders and related public
and private agencies: AT&T, Bell Atlantic-PA, Eastern TeleLogic,
RMS Technologies, LibertyNet, WHYY, Comcast Corporation, Greater
Media Cablevision, School District of Philadelphia, Community
College of Philadelphia, Temple University, Graduate Hospital,
Free Library of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Public Utilities
Commission among others in the industry.
BACKGROUND
INFO
The
Workforce 2000 Advisory Council was established as a result
of the 1989 Workforce 2000 Symposium, "Philadelphia Prepares
for the Future", convened by Councilwoman Marian B. Tasco,
former Chair of the City Council Committee on Commerce and Economic
Development and the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition.
Directed by Carole I. Smith, President, The Workforce 2000 Initiative,
the Workforce 2000 Advisory Council functions as a division within
the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition and serves as
an advocate for human resource development to meet Philadelphia's
current and future workforce needs.
The
Workforce 2000 Advisory Council has inaugurated an information
exchange and data analysis approach to stimulate the design, implementation
and effectiveness of programs directed toward alleviating employment
related problems for the fastest growing segment of the workforce,
minorities and women. Critical to this approach is the involvement
of private and public leaders and the community. We believe more
can be done to prepare the business, education and training communities,
and our society to cope with our changing economy.
