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Currently in the News

Career Paths Require More Education After High School
October 14, 2008
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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2+2+2 Adds Up for Tech Students
March 12, 2008
Pocono Record
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Event Highlights

Conference on Integrated Learning:
The School-to-Career Connection

November 12-14, 2008
Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel | State College
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Welcome to the 2+2+2 Workforce Leadership Program

Since 2003, the PA Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) has fostered the development of partnerships within the education and business communities to develop programs in bio-technology/life sciences, information technology/electro-optics and advanced manufacturing and materials.  The development of these programs supports the state’s initiative to increase the supply of highly-skilled employees for jobs made more technical by the rapid advancement of technology, research, new processes and production techniques.

2+2+2 benefits both students and employers. Students obtain the proper education to qualify for challenging high-tech jobs, while employers get trained workers to fill positions that keep their businesses competitive.

2+2+2 Workforce Development Programs
put students on the fast track towards rewarding careers in:

  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Biotechnology
  • Computer Security
  • Life Sciences
  • Information Technology
  • Mechatronics
  • Optoelectronics
  • Nanotechnology
  • Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology
  • Plastics and Polymers
  • Robotics
 
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Brian Pedone, a computer science major, East Stroudsburg University (ESU) Class of 2005, has been nominated as one of America’s Best Young Entrepreneurs by BusinessWeek Magazine. Brian’s company ABP Software is located in the ESU Business Accelerator. As an ESU student, Brian attended the first regional Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute and was a first place winner in the Great Valley Business Plan Competition. He is a “serial” entrepreneur and is co-founder of GradTechs, LLC and founder of ABP Software, LLC, and Pedone’s Heavy Hitters, LLC.
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