Lehigh Valley Companies, Community Partners Launch Industrial Training and Education Consortium (iTEC)
A group of local manufacturers and community partners today launched the Industrial Training and Education Consortium of the Lehigh Valley (iTEC). Announced at the Lehigh Valley Manufacturing Forum in Bethlehem, iTEC is a first-of-its-kind regional apprenticeship program established to provide industrial skills training and talent development to meet the needs of the Lehigh Valley’s growing manufacturing sector.
“The iTEC program is fully aligned with Governor Shapiro’s focus on expanding apprenticeship opportunities to support Pennsylvania’s innovation economy,” said Gwen Ross, Director of Workforce Development Initiatives at the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development. A featured speaker at the Manufacturing Forum, Ross added, “This is exactly the kind of public/private partnership we need to create more high-quality jobs with strong potential for upward mobility to drive economic growth in the Lehigh Valley and across the Commonwealth.”