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The mission of the Workforce Development Unit is to provide effective Employment and Training services to Philadelphia residents, targeting the unemployed and underemployed population that have traditionally been under served such as, single parents, non-custodial parents, teen parents, youth and adults with low literacy. The goal of Employment and Training programs is to assist these populations in attaining social and economic self-sufficiency for themselves and their families through; Advocacy, Direct Services, Education, Research and Evaluation, Planning and Program Development.

SPOC Program - Medical Training: Workforce Development program designed to meet the vocational training needs of 120 parents annually receiving TANF for less than 24 months through preparation for an entry level medical billing career opportunities.

WELL & MOVE-UP: Established in 1981 to assist 300 disadvantaged adults annually to overcome illiteracy through education designed to prepare them to enter the workplace.

New Choices/New Options: Provides training services which assist 150 single parents, displaced homemakers, and pregnant teens annually to transition to self-sufficiency in Philadelphia.

Youth Employment Project (YEP) is a program for out-of- school youth, which seeks to measurably increase literacy, numeracy, life, 21st century work readiness and occupational skills, and thereby improving one's ability to obtain employment or post-secondary education. The YEP program will re-engage 25 Philadelphia out-of-school youth whose ages range from 17-21 years old, and who are functioning at a six grade level or above. The program will focus on youth in Temple Universitys high impact area, North Philadelphia, but will not exclude youth from other areas. Targeted youth will have to express interest in obtaining their high school diploma, General Equivalency Diploma, Occupational Skills Training Credential or stable employment upon completion of their experiential learning experience. Youth will be exposed to experiences related to high growth industry sectors such as Information Technology, Health Care, and Manufacturing.