About Us
Connecting IT Industry + Workforce
The South Central Pennsylvania NextGen Information Technology Industry Partnership (IT IP) was formed in April 2018 to address growing concerns about workforce development in the IT industry locally and regionally. The IT IP Governance is led by the Employer Steering Committee that represents the IT interests from around the region and through our co-conveners’ organizational structure and boards.
While the outlook for the IT sector in the South Central PA area is bright, we are challenged by over 500 open technology positions and the lack of a strong entrepreneurial ecosystem.
SCPaWorks is proud to operate as a co-covener for The South Central PA NextGen Tech Industry Partnership.
Priority Needs
To advance the goals and facilitate the overall sustainability of the Partnership.
Membership
- Formal NextGen Designation
- Informed Convener/CoConvener
- Sustainability
- Regional connections across Harrisburg, Lancaster, York
- Integration of CREDC, SCPa Works and Tech Council
Talent
- Marketing and branding campaigns (job opportunity awareness)
- Pipeline development in K - 12
- Connection to higher Education
- Advanced technology pipeline to identify more experienced and nontraditional candidates
- Workforce support programs, special interest groups (Women in Tech, DEI programs, etc.)
Innovation
- Mapping of regional ecosystem
- Provide entrepreneurs with connections to funding opportunities, value creation services, mentorship, and support structure
- P3 government / nonprofit / commercial collaboration
- Ownership of ecosystem growth focused on a shared vision for the region
Membership
- Formal NextGen Designation
- Informed Convener/CoConvener
- Sustainability
- Regional connections across Harrisburg, Lancaster, York
- Integration of CREDC, SCPa Works and Tech Council
Download our Membership Infosheet!
Talent
- Marketing and branding campaigns (job opportunity awareness)
- Pipeline development in K - 12
- Connection to higher Education
- Advanced technology pipeline to identify more experienced and nontraditional candidates
- Workforce support programs, special interest groups (Women in Tech, DEI programs, etc.)
Innovation
- Mapping of regional ecosystem
- Provide entrepreneurs with connections to funding opportunities, value creation services, mentorship, and support structure
- P3 government / nonprofit / commercial collaboration
- Ownership of ecosystem growth focused on a shared vision for the region
Talent Supply & Diversity Solutions
The Talent Supply & Diversity group seeks to connect high-quality IT talent with open jobs while working to increase and expand the pipeline of potential candidates in the South Central PA area.
Over the last year, the team was focused on the following outcomes
- Analyzing workforce data and understanding the gap in skills and knowledge
- Developing personas of the types of employees the regional IT industry is seeking.
- Educating middle and high school students on opportunities and pathways into the field of Information Technology.
Over the next year, the team will focus on the following
- Creating marketing materials for presentations and next-generation website data.
- Upskilling existing IT professionals into hard-to-fill technology roles while creating pathways into lower-level job openings.
- Hosting events and in-classroom efforts to connect entry-level IT students to job providers.
Innovation Ecosystem
The innovation ecosystem team is focused on ideas to spur innovation and encourage a
culture of entrepreneurship in the region. We are currently supporting our mission of
collaborating as an employee and business community to grow and diversify an innovative
technology workforce and entrepreneurial community in South Central PA.
Over the last year, the team was focused on the following outcomes
- Mapping of full entrepreneurial ecosystem to provide entrepreneurs with connections to funding opportunities, value creation services, mentorship, and support structure. We are launching a web site! The web site will include our mission, goals, etc., but also serve to tell our story of technology in the region through success stories, videos, opportunities, etc. We are looking for creative resources to help us with the web design. We are also looking at ways to get the message out about our region so if you have stories, ideas, people, please let us know!
- Regional connections across Harrisburg, Lancaster, York. We are connecting! – Have you heard about our awesome Keystone Merge initiative that brings entrepreneurs together? If not, check out the web site Keystone Merge and join us for our next gathering
- P3 government/non-profit/commercial collaboration
- Ownership of ecosystem growth focused on a shared vision for the region
Over the next few months, the team will continue our work on supporting innovators and
entrepreneurs with what they need and want as we build our future vision of becoming a
vibrant region of diverse innovators and entrepreneurs that inspire and develop the current
and next generation technology workforce and companies.
We need you and your ideas and passion for the region.
Creating a region for innovation
South Central NextGen Tech Members
