Pennsylvania devotes $8.2 million for education, job training for those with partly completed degrees

Pennsylvania officials recently announced $8.2 million in funding to help COVID-19 impacted Pennsylvanians with partially completed degrees or credentials get necessary education and training needed for in-demand jobs.

Four Local Workforce Development Boards, including Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia, South Central and Three Rivers, were awarded Near Completer Demonstration Project grants by the Department of Labor & Industry to assist more than 1,000 job seekers displaced by COVID-19.