Ready for anything,
capable of everything.
We’re an accelerator for the exceptional. We champion economic mobility by connecting great talent with great jobs.
Ready for anything,
capable of everything.
Ready for anything,
capable of everything.
The Skills Initiative is currently recruiting for training and job opportunities in Custodial Services earning $21.62/hour with University of Pennsylvania
What is
The Skills
Initiative?
The Skills Initiative is the bold solution necessary to close the opportunity gap in Philadelphia. For nearly 15 years, The Skills Initiative has solidified its role as one of the highest performing workforce intermediaries in the country by building customized talent solutions that bridge the divide between unemployed Philadelphians seeking opportunity and employers seeking talent. The Skills Initiative runs year-round, cohort-based, jobs-driven training models that harness the hiring power of our area’s major employers, while cultivating our neighbors’ talent.
Unhidden
Talent
Meet three Skills Initiative Alumni and hear how their careers and lives have flourished since completing our program.
Our Partners
WPSI currently has two open programs:
- Access Services Associate in partnership with Penn Medicine
- The Shipyard Apprentice Program in partnership with Philly Shipyard, the Navy Yard, and PIDC
Signature Professional Development Program FY20
127
Philadelphians served in 2021
91%
Successful participants connected to employment
$17.96
20%
Average wage increase post-program
37
Pandemic Response Programs
43
EMT Certification program participants
54
Alumni rapid hire placements through #WorkWithWPSI
Signature Professional Development Program All Time
1,312
Participants since 2011
93%
Placement rate
14%
Average wage increase post-program
83%
Participants retaining employment for 12+ months
$63.4M
Total wages earned by participants since 2011