For School Personnel

Career Awareness & Preparation Starts with You

The Partnership for Career Development (PCD) works directly with school districts and educational leaders across South Central PA to deliver high-impact, authentic, relevant, and quality Career Awareness & Preparation (CAP) programming. As a participating school, your staff and students gain access to tools, events, and relationships that build workforce knowledge and readiness from middle school through high school.

🔹 What We Offer Participating Educators & Schools

PCD provides a wide range of resources to support educators, counselors, and CAP leaders, including:

✔️ CAP Guide – Your go-to resource for planning career-connected activities
✔️ Weekly Newsletters – Year-round updates on student and educator opportunities
✔️ Career Recognition Weeks Poster – Visual career exposure in classrooms and hallways
✔️ Student Programs – Panels, events, career fairs, and real-world career visits
✔️ Scholarships – Allen D. Quirk Foundation awards for students
✔️ Professional Development

• Educator in the Workplace site visits and presentations

• Leadership Academy – full-day program with partner panels and tours

✔️ Monthly Consortium Meetings for career coordinators, counselors, co-op teachers, transition specialists, and administrators