The Spark traveled to the Dauphin County Technical School, and hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon, spoke with employers, educators, administrators and students about in demand careers; with an emphasis on some young people pursuing careers that many would not picture them seeking.

Right now, jobs are plentiful and in fact, many employers can’t find enough workers. The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed a great deal to the changing dynamics of work. However, even before the pandemic, many employers couldn’t recruit workers with the skills needed to perform the jobs and fill the positions their businesses needed.  One of the reasons there weren’t enough skilled workers is that they hadn’t been trained or educated to get those skills. Technical schools are training students to step into those careers and fill those positions.

On The SparkMonday, employers shared what they're looking for from students looking to enter the workforce; and administrators, teachers and students from the Dauphin County Technical School shared how they are working to give them exactly what they want.

Dr. Karen Pflugh, Director of the Dauphin County Technical School, said most of her students leave their school and go straight into the workforce and some of them enter the workforce in their area of study before graduating.

She said, her main hope is that students get graduate and get employed.

The Spark traveled to the Dauphin County Technical School, and hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon, spoke with employers, educators, administrators and students about in demand careers; with an emphasis on some young people pursuing careers that many would not picture them seeking.
Right now, jobs are plentiful and in fact, many employers can’t find enough workers. The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed a great deal to the changing dynamics of work. However, even before the pandemic, many employers couldn’t recruit workers with the skills needed to perform the jobs and fill the positions their businesses needed.  One of the reasons there weren’t enough skilled workers is that they hadn’t been trained or educated to get those skills. Technical schools are training students to step into those careers and fill those positions.
On The Spark Monday, employers shared what they're looking for from students looking to enter the workforce; and administrators, teachers and students from the Dauphin County Technical School shared how they are working to give them exactly what they want.
Dr. Karen Pflugh, Director of the Dauphin County Technical School, said most of her students leave their school and go straight into the workforce and some of them enter the workforce in their area of study before graduating.
She said, her main hope is that students get graduate and get employed.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from <a href="https://www.witf.org">WITF</a>, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

The Spark

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

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