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for a Successful Workforce

Building tomorrow’s workforce in
southwestern Pennsylvania through early
childhood development, employment and
training, education, and business services.

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Founded in 1983, the Private Industry Council of Westmoreland/Fayette, Inc. (PIC), is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates employment, education, and training programs in southwestern Pennsylvania. PIC assists youth, adults, dislocated workers, and the economically disadvantaged in reaching their educational goals, supporting their family growth, and obtaining training and employment.

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Our Mission

Building tomorrow’s workforce in southwestern Pennsylvania through early childhood development, employment and training, education, and business services.

We support this Mission by:

Providing assistance to employers to meet their workforce needs.
Identifying and removing employment barriers for individuals and families.
Committing to a holistic approach in education, empowerment, and lifelong learning.

Our Vision

Strengthening the economy by improving the quality of life in southwestern Pennsylvania. We strive for lifelong learning for a successful workforce in the region.

Our Values

We strive for the highest level of performance and excellence in all we do. This means meeting all contractual, programmatic, and fiscal goals on an individual, team, and corporate basis.
We endeavor to have the best possible relationship with all our stakeholders – funders, local communities, customers, employees, and collaborators – by being responsive to their needs, treating them with respect, and exceeding their expectations.
We do so with the commitment, enthusiasm, flexibility, positive attitude, proactive approach, and teamwork necessary for continual success.

Springfield Pre-K’s Spring Adventures

by | April 15, 2024 | News | 0 Comments

Spring started out with guessing whether the groundhog would see his shadow or not. We encouraged the children to vote on whether or not we were going to have six more weeks of winter and created a graph to display our data! Those who said we were going to have an...
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Private Industry Council – Growing Future Leaders for 40 Years

by | April 10, 2024 | News | 0 Comments

The Private Industry Council of Westmoreland / Fayette Inc. (PIC) is celebrating 40 years of offering youth programs in Westmoreland/Fayette counties.  To celebrate this milestone, PIC is welcoming all youth to their Youth Open House events to learn more about all PIC...
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What is Early Head Start Childcare Partnership?

by | April 1, 2024 | News | 0 Comments

Early Head Start Childcare Partnership (EHS-CCP) is a center-based program for infants and toddlers.  EHS CCP partners with eligible daycares to create EHS CCP infant /toddlers’ rooms within the daycare. But how is this different from the current head start and Pre k...
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Beaver County Head Start Hosts Make It Take It Events

by | March 19, 2024 | News | 0 Comments

The Beaver County Head Start/ Early Head Start’s Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Committee has been hosting multiple make it take it events. The committee encourages all program staff to gather with the PBIS committee members to discuss any...
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Beaver County Head Start Celebrates National Thank a Mail Carrier Day

by | March 11, 2024 | News | 0 Comments

February 4th was “National Thank a Mail Carrier Day” and Beaver County’s Wellness Committee showed appreciation to the Mailman that regularly delivers mail to the mall office.  This was a day to celebrate and give thanks to those who ensure our mail is delivered...
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Re-Entry Mentoring Program enrolling now

by | March 7, 2024 | News | 0 Comments

Private Industry Council of Westmoreland/Fayette Inc. (PIC), funded by the Westmoreland-Fayette Workforce Investment Board, announced earlier this week that it is now enrolling participants for its Re-Entry Mentoring Program. Applications are available at the PIC...
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Come March for Babies with Fayette County Head Start/Early Head Start!!!

by | April 3, 2024 | Articles | 0 Comments

For the past two years, Head Start / Early Head Start have been participating in a Local March for Babies fundraising walk. Each year our donations to the March of Dimes have grown. This year, as in the past two years, we will meet at Hutchinson Park on Saturday,...
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PA CareerLink® Fayette News: Mobile PA CareerLink® and Partnership with Schools & Spring Job Fair

by | March 28, 2024 | Articles | 0 Comments

Mobile PA CareerLink® and Partnership with Schools To start off the new year, Brownsville Area High School kept the PIC staff very busy in the first quarter.  On several visits, staff met with 12th Grade students during their English period, enrolling them in the PA...
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Shaler Pre-K Celebrates Reading March Madness

by | March 15, 2024 | Articles | 0 Comments

The students in the Pre-K Classroom at Scott Primary have been working on their own brackets for March Madness, but with a twist! Along with discussing basketball's March Madness, they are having a March Madness Reading event where they are reading books and voting on...
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