Dedicated to a World-class
Workforce in
Pennsylvania
is a 501(C) 3, non-profit corporation with a mission to develop and sustain joint labor/management training programs. Funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, the KDP provides assistance to all participants in cooperative efforts to build quality training and career ladder programs.
The goal of the KDP is to provide resources that allow labor and management to offer quality education and training services to employees with a further goal of building superior work organizations.
Many companies are losing experienced and skilled employees by way of normal attrition while they are forced to deal with newly emerging technologies at the same time. This leaves management hard-pressed to fill vacancies with a limited number of qualified applicants. With the assistance of KDP, the work organization is able to leverage its present resources to develop quality programs that build the company’s knowledge base while expanding further job opportunities and worker advancement.
KDP works directly with both management and employees to develop training programs designed to enhance the skills of the incumbent workforce while providing basic training for new hires. This customized training is data-driven and based on actual job task findings completed and benchmarked on-site.
is founded on a shared community of interest on the broadest possible level, including labor and management, state government and the education community.
