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For Workforce Development Month, meet the Office of Workforce Development & Career Services: the four people behind 650+ job seekers connected and 230+ partners engaged.

A free 12-week AWS Cloud Practitioner certification cohort with Techsgiving kicks off the week of September 28: live instruction, a $1,200 value at no cost, exam fee reimbursed.

Three leadership and communication courses, two from Harvard, a Professional Certificate from the Urban League, and a digital badge. Free, about 32 to 48 hours over two months.

The Career Center is the Urban League's front door for job seekers: Working Wednesdays, career coaching, and the Career Corner bulletin with around 70 live listings.

Recruiters meet your LinkedIn before they meet you. Five simple, free ways to level up your profile, plus a free review from our Career Center.

There is a particular energy that fills the Urban League of Greater Philadelphia when summer arrives, the energy of a new class of interns walking through the door, ready to learn, ready to contribute, and ready to serve their communities. This summer, that energy is back. Our Summer Internship Program returns with a fresh group of college students prepared to gain real, hands-on experience and to give back to the city that raised them. This program is one of the most direct

This month, our Workforce Development & Career Services team is sharing five practical strategies to help professionals move forward intentionally.

For jobseekers navigating a past record, Philadelphia’s protections have recently expanded. The Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance, known as Ban the Box, was significantly strengthened effective January 6, 2026.

Through career readiness training, digital skills development, professional coaching, and direct connections to employers, Ready2Work creates pathways to employment and continued education for participants across the region.

Black communities have always been innovators, builders, and problem-solvers, advancing industries, technologies, and ideas even when access to capital, education, and opportunity was restricted. From early inventors and industrial pioneers to today’s technologists, engineers, and digital creators, Black innovation has shaped the American economy in profound and lasting ways.

A new year is a moment to pause, reflect, and recommit to what matters. For jobseekers and career up-skillers across Greater Philadelphia, it is also a time to think intentionally about how we show up for our communities and ourselves.