Pl@za Comunitaria brings bilingual employment, career development and adult education  services into the community.

Helping individuals increase their job skills and attain employment in today's demanding market will have positive outcomes for the individual, the family, the employer and the community. SACA’s primary workforce development partner is the Lancaster Workforce Investment Board (WIB) which allows us to participate in a collaborative network to assure continuation and growth of competitive advantages in key industries.

Our role within this network is to serve as a workforce support resource that strengthens and diversifies the economic base and insures that under-served populations achieve participation in competitive economic systems.  A second key partnership is our relationship with the Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 (IU-13) which ensures availability of Workforce English and English as a Second Language instruction to overcome employment and education barriers imposed by language deficits.  This valuable instruction is delivered directly on site at the Plaza thereby offering a convenient, “customer-friendly” and non-threatening community resource.

Our goal is to help a population that often stays on the margin of the workforce because of cultural and language barriers.

How Can We Help

• Assessing and suggesting careers that meet participant's personal choice.
• Evaluate participant's skills and abilities
• Improve participant's skills with easy "work on your own classes"
• Provide training that will strengthen participant's lfie and job skills, improving their opportunity for a job of their choice.

Programs Offered

Employment Desk: job placement services have long been a key service provided to members of the underemployed. The employment desk is a key link between persons willing to work and upgrade their jobs and employers that need a reliable labor force.

Ready2Work: workforce readiness certification

GED: Preparation course in Spanish

ESL: English as a second language workforce

Basic Computer Course: computer literacy with Microsoft Office.

Interview / Resume: skill-building workshops

Soft Skills Workshops:

Job Search:

• Successfully completing a job application
• Resume Writing
• Successful Job Interview
• Landing a Job with criminal background
  

Educational:

• Foreign Title/Educational Validation
• Higher Education/Technical Schools

Money Management:

• Money management
• Organize your agenda