Council Assists in Bringing Mobile Ag Lab to Local Schools
The Council and the Luzerne Schuylkill Workforce Investment Board (L/S WIB) recently teamed up to bring the Mobile Agriculture Education Science Lab, which was made possible by a grant from the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Pennsylvania, to North...
Penn State Hazleton Offers First YES Tour – Press Release
Front Row: Leticia Valerio, Taylor Dillon, Vaneliza Mejia, Jonyshin Matos, Nathan Pliska, Arlenis Ferreras, Endrianna Rodriguez, Josephie Dotel, Paige Minnick. Back Row: Jocelyn Shaffer, Deb Dougherty, Michelle Chyko – Y.E.S. Instructor, and Cynthia Caleron Penn State...
PPL Supports YES Northeast Certificate Program
Employers say today’s job applicants often lack some basic skills. But a regional program run by the Northeast PA Manufacturers & Employers Council (MAEC) is closing that gap, with support from PPL. PPL recently made a $10,000 contribution to the YES Northeast...
MAEC and Minersville Area High School Host Career Panel for Students
Planning a career path can often times be a daunting task for any teenager. It certainly helps when you’re surrounded by a business community and a school district that care about your future. Such is the case at Minersville Area High School, where a career...
Penn State Awards $96k in Scholarships to YES Students
$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...
290 Students Earn YES Certification
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...
PPL Supports YES Northeast Certificate Program
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...
YES Alumnus Using Knowlege Learned in Program to Grow Business
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...
Crestwood YES Students Gaining Competitive Advantage
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...
