Economic and Workforce Development Thematic Initiative Fund Economic and Workforce Development Data Workshops Find the Data You’ll Need to Develop Effective Growth Strategies For Your Local Economy

Economic and Workforce Development Data Workshops

Find the Data You’ll Need to Develop Effective Growth Strategies For Your Local Economy

The Team Penn State Harrisburg Office of Continuing Education School of Business Administration Pennsylvania State Data Center With the support of the advisory group: Pennsylvania Economic Development Association (PEDA) Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Governor’s Office of Housing and Revitalization Pennsylvania Planning Association (PPA) Pennsylvania Housing and Finance Agency (PHFA) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) PaSDC Affiliates

Penn State Harrisburg

Office of Continuing Education

School of Business Administration

Pennsylvania State Data Center

With the support of the advisory group:

Pennsylvania Economic Development Association (PEDA)

Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)

Governor’s Office of Housing and Revitalization

Pennsylvania Planning Association (PPA)

Pennsylvania Housing and Finance Agency (PHFA)

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

PaSDC Affiliates

Our proposal was to…. Develop and deliver analytical skills training to economic and workforce development professionals in Pennsylvania With the purpose to introduce and improve the data access and analytical skills of professionals charged with preparing proposals and plan to improve Pennsylvania’s economic competitiveness.

Develop and deliver analytical skills training to economic and workforce development professionals in Pennsylvania

With the purpose to introduce and improve the data access and analytical skills of professionals charged with preparing proposals and plan to improve Pennsylvania’s economic competitiveness.

Our Goals… Strengthen relationships between Penn State and stakeholders; workforce and economic development practitioners; and state and local officials and planners. Conduct hands-on, one-day, web-based trainings that teach attendees: The location of relevant data sources Which data sources best match their needs Downloading web-based data into a desired format

Strengthen relationships between Penn State and stakeholders; workforce and economic development practitioners; and state and local officials and planners.

Conduct hands-on, one-day, web-based trainings that teach attendees:

The location of relevant data sources

Which data sources best match their needs

Downloading web-based data into a desired format

Our Goals… Create a tool that can be updated as new data becomes available Create workshop materials and procedures that serve as easy-to-use reference points after the workshops Gain accreditation from the following associations: PEDA, PPA and, perhaps others A user fee will be charged in order to make the workshop self-sufficient over time

Create a tool that can be updated as new data becomes available

Create workshop materials and procedures that serve as easy-to-use reference points after the workshops

Gain accreditation from the following associations: PEDA, PPA and, perhaps others

A user fee will be charged in order to make the workshop self-sufficient over time

The Workshops /Presentations: Full Day Workshops were held at the following locations and served professionals in 20 counties across Pennsylvania Penn State Worthington / Scranton coordinated by PaSDC and NEPA (5 attendees) Penn State DuBois coordinated by PaSDC, Seda-COG and NCPRPDC (9 attendees) Penn State Harrisburg coordinated by PaSDC (2 workshops – 30 attendees)

Full Day Workshops were held at the following locations and served professionals in 20 counties across Pennsylvania

Penn State Worthington / Scranton coordinated by PaSDC and NEPA (5 attendees)

Penn State DuBois coordinated by PaSDC, Seda-COG and NCPRPDC (9 attendees)

Penn State Harrisburg coordinated by PaSDC (2 workshops – 30 attendees)

The Workshops/Presentations: Presentations were held at these venues: Pennsylvania State Data Center Annual Conference (30 participants) Pennsylvania Planning Association Conference (25 participants) Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission: Predatory Lending Workshop (40 participants) Pennsylvania Basic Economic Development Course (48 participants)

Presentations were held at these venues:

Pennsylvania State Data Center Annual Conference (30 participants)

Pennsylvania Planning Association Conference (25 participants)

Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission: Predatory Lending Workshop (40 participants)

Pennsylvania Basic Economic Development Course (48 participants)

What Next…. Continuation of the workshops on a quarterly basis. The following workshops are planned. Penn State Worthington / Scranton Penn State Harrisburg Seda-COG Others upon request

Continuation of the workshops on a quarterly basis. The following workshops are planned.

Penn State Worthington / Scranton

Penn State Harrisburg

Seda-COG

Others upon request