The Pittsburgh Regional Compact is a network of employers, schools and community organizations committed to building career education partnerships in southwestern Pennsylvania. The Compact facilitates partnerships among members by establishing lines of communication between businesses and schools, and engaging community organizations. Through relevant career education, local employers build a future pipeline of qualified employees, and the region’s students gain valuable career awareness and preparation.

As Compact members, employers and educators provide career education for students – our region’s future employees – to prepare them for the workforce.
The many ways to do this include:

• Classroom Speakers
• Workplace Tours
• Job Shadowing
• Career Mentoring
• Work Readiness Training
• Educators in the Workplace
• Graduation Project Advisors
• Internships

Imagine! Career Week 2009, April 20 – 24, kicked off with a breakfast to encourage dialogue about career education. Nearly 100 employers and educators came together to hear success stories and to consider how to best prepare today’s youth to become the workforce of tomorrow for regional employers. The breakfast was jointly sponsored by the Pittsburgh Regional Compact and The Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board. City of Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl formally announced the city’s commitment to career education (PDF file) and a summer youth employment program at the event. View the video.