Jul 13, 2016 | News, Y.E.S.
$96,000. That’s how much money Penn State University has committed to YES Program graduates that attend their Hazleton and Schuylkill campuses. This one-time $1,000 offer is available to any student that has earned a YES certificate and is considered a full-time...
Jul 13, 2016 | News, Y.E.S.
The 2015-’16 YES program year came to an end in style with 13 districts sending their best dressed graduates to St. Nicholas Hall in Minersville. This year a total of 290 students were awarded the YES certificate, with 60 of those students achieving perfect...
Mar 10, 2016 | News, Y.E.S.
PPL recently made a $10,000 contribution to the YES (Your Employability Skills) Northeast Certificate Program. YES, which is administered by the Northeast PA Manufacturers & Employers Council (MAEC), is a 120-hour, 1-credit, year-round elective course that...
Dec 17, 2015 | News, Y.E.S.
In late April, as the Council was busy preparing for end of the year YES activities and our annual recognition breakfast, we got a welcome distraction. Former Blue Mountain YES alumni Connor Staskel and his friend ’Mystifier’ Jesse Dameron walked into our...
Dec 17, 2015 | News, Y.E.S.
Over the next decade there will be nearly three and a half million manufacturing jobs that need to be filled. It’s projected that over two million of those jobs are going to go unfilled due to the skills gap. This creates a trickledown effect as every job in...
Jun 17, 2015 | News, Y.E.S.
The 2014-’15 YES program year came to an end in style with 11 districts sending their best dressed graduates to St. Nicholas Hall in Minersville. This year a total of 293 students were awarded the YES certificate, with 50 of those students achieving perfect...
