Pasco EDC helps employers connect with hiring and training programs available through local and regional partners. These relationships can support companies that are entering the market, expanding operations, or strengthening their existing workforce. The goal is practical: help employers find the resources, programs, and contacts that make workforce planning more effective.

Pasco County’s workforce network includes partners such as CareerSource Pasco Hernando, AmSkills, Pasco-Hernando State College, Saint Leo University, and Pasco County Schools. These organizations help support training, education, career preparation, and employer connections across the local workforce ecosystem

WorkforceCONNECT is a Pasco EDC tool which helps better align the supply and demand for workforce in Pasco County. The program provides an interactive asset-mapping tool employers can use to identify resources that can help them find skilled workers, understand training options, and connect with workforce support.

Good workforce decisions depend on good information. Pasco EDC connects employers with labor market data that can help companies understand workforce availability, skill needs, employment trends, and the broader talent environment. For companies evaluating a move or expansion, this information can help turn assumptions into business decisions.

Training resources can help companies strengthen the skills they need to compete. Pasco EDC helps employers understand available workforce training grant opportunities and how those resources may support hiring, upskilling, and long-term workforce development.

Internships help connect employers with emerging talent while giving students and career seekers exposure to real workplace opportunities. Pasco EDC’s workforce resources include internship program information that can help companies build stronger connections with the future workforce.

Strong workforce systems begin before a job opening is posted. Pasco County’s education and training network supports career pathways that connect students, workers, educators, and employers. These connections help build a more prepared talent base and give companies a better way to think about workforce needs over time.

Workforce is also tied to quality of place. Employees choose communities where they can build a life, not only a career. Pasco County’s communities, housing options, schools, outdoor assets, and regional access help support the talent attraction and retention story for companies evaluating the county as a place to grow.