Chevron Launches Appalachia Partnership Initiative
October 21 2014 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
New $20 million commitment to address education
and workforce development needs in 27 counties across Pennsylvania,
West Virginia and Ohio
Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today announced the launch of
the Appalachia Partnership Initiative, a $20 million effort,
designed to address education and workforce development in 27
counties across southwest Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia and
eastern Ohio.
In coordination with founding partners, the Allegheny Conference
on Community Development, the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
and RAND Corporation, the initiative marks the beginning of a
long-term regional commitment to improve Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math (STEM) education and further develop a
highly-skilled workforce for area energy and manufacturing
industries.
“Chevron is committed to building lasting relationships and
creating prosperity in the Tri-State area and in every region where
we operate,” said Rhonda Zygocki, executive vice president of
Policy and Planning for Chevron Corporation. “Our success is deeply
linked to the region’s progress, and we are proud to launch this
long-term initiative to address critical STEM education and
workforce development needs in the Tri-State area.”
The initiative, which was developed through extensive
discussions with education and workforce development experts, aims
to address opportunities and challenges detailed in a recent
Carnegie Science Center study through the development of new
programs and expansion of existing regional education and technical
training partnerships.
Chevron, as part of a broader $130 million education pledge
since 2011, is also announcing new local commitments to education
and workforce development that include expanding partnerships with
and investments in:
- Project Lead The Way: Chevron
will expand its existing partnership with Project Lead the Way
(PLTW) to further build STEM programs in area K-12 schools through
curriculum resources, hands-on science learning and teacher
training. Since 2013, Chevron has funded the launch of 10 programs
in four school districts in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Initiative funding will expand to support nearly 20 PLTW programs
in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio in 2014-2015.
- ShaleNET: Chevron will work with
ShaleNET, a workforce training program for the oil and natural gas
industry, to provide scholarships to students at four community
colleges in the Tri-State region. The partnership will also develop
integrated workforce education programs through curriculum
resources, supply chain connections, post-secondary training
programs and skilled trade certifications.
- Carnegie Mellon University:
Chevron is funding development of an Energy Lab at Elizabeth
Forward and Bethlehem Center school districts, working in
conjunction with graduate students at Carnegie Mellon University’s
Entertainment Technology Center who are developing interactive
science curricula that will teach middle school students about a
variety of energy resources.
“Chevron is playing a much-needed leadership role in looking not
just at jobs, but at the underlying need for enhanced STEM
education and training for the region’s energy workforce,” said
Dennis Yablonsky, chief executive officer of the Allegheny
Conference. “This initiative is a big opportunity for all of us who
care about the region’s students, workers and economic prosperity,
and we are proud to join with Chevron and its partners to support
programs that will help us capitalize on economic opportunities
made possible by the strength of the energy sector in our regional
economy.”
Chevron is one of the world's leading integrated energy
companies, with subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide. The
company is involved in virtually every facet of the energy
industry. Chevron explores for, produces and transports crude oil
and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation
fuels and lubricants; manufactures and sells petrochemical
products; generates power and produces geothermal energy; provides
energy efficiency solutions; and develops the energy resources of
the future, including biofuels. Chevron is based in San Ramon,
Calif. More information about Chevron is available at
www.chevron.com.
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