Pennsylvania Statutes Title 62 P.S. Poor Persons and Public Welfare § 3082. Declaration of policy

(1) There is a critical need in this Commonwealth for investment in our human capital to ensure that employers are able to hire workers with suitable skills and to ensure that the most disadvantaged Pennsylvania workers have access to relevant job training.

(2) Many individuals dependent on public welfare would like to work, but have difficulty obtaining employment adequate to become self-sufficient due to barriers such as:

(3) Existing State and Federal job training programs do not meet the training needs for all workers in need of training, nor do they meet the needs for all businesses in this Commonwealth.

(4) The Department of Public Welfare,  1 the Department of Labor and Industry and the Department of Education have special responsibilities and resources with which to develop programs to assist individuals with special needs to attain the skills needed for self-sufficiency.

(5) A discretionary grant program for innovative training projects is needed to develop successful training models to fill needs not met by other programs and to conduct research.