Workforce Development

JARI helps local businesses identify and achieve training goals and improve employee skill sets. Programmatic activities include:

  • Operation of six industry consortia to identify common needs for improving the skills and performance of new hires and incumbent workers. Consortia include:
    • Cambria County Business & Education
    • Cambria County Manufacturing
    • Cambria/Somerset County Health Care
    • Cambria/Somerset County Safety
    • Cambria/Somerset Transportation Consortia
    • Somerset County Manufacturing
    More than 300 business leaders from 250 area companies belong to the consortia membership. Consortia members benefit from networking and educational opportunities that can improve their competitive edge, including low-cost workforce training, conferences and workshops.
  • Business training needs assessment, short and long term training plan development assistance, and subsequent funding mechanism pursuit.
  • Displaced worker re-training and re-employment assistance.
  • Identification, placement, and subsidies for college intern positions.
  • Industry specific training classes.
  • Self Employment Assistance (SEA), a specialized program that assists individuals planning to open their own business. Individuals currently receiving unemployment benefits retain their benefits while getting started.

Contact info@jari.com or 814.535.8675 for more information or to discuss your specific needs for customized assistance.