賓夕法尼亞州西南部能源部門(mén)勞動(dòng)力發(fā)展，將教育和培訓與創(chuàng )新和所需技能結合起來(lái)。Energy-Sector Workforce Development in Southwestern Pennsylvan

能源資源破壞了賓夕法尼亞州西南部（SWPA）地區、匹茲堡市周邊的32個(gè)縣的地區，橫跨馬里蘭州西部、俄亥俄州東部、賓夕法尼亞州西南部以及西弗吉尼亞州北部的狹長(cháng)地帶和中北部地區。幾十年來(lái)，該地區豐富的煤炭資源為美國的鋼鐵工業(yè)提供了燃料；石油在那里的商業(yè)化生產(chǎn)是第一次，該地區催生了美國的石油工業(yè)。天然氣，最早用來(lái)蒸發(fā)水產(chǎn)生鹽，再次重塑了這個(gè)地區。然而，能源行業(yè)的范圍比這三種化石資源更廣。它包括設計和制造用于尋找、提取和充分利用這些資源的專(zhuān)用設備的FRM。能源工業(yè)還包括核能、風(fēng)能和太陽(yáng)能及其集成技術(shù)，如電力電子和節能自動(dòng)控制。SWPA已經(jīng)發(fā)展了一支支持這些行業(yè)的員工隊伍。

Energy resources have defned the southwestern Pennsylvania (SWPA) region, the 32-county region surrounding the city of Pittsburgh, stretching across western Maryland, eastern Ohio, southwestern Pennsylvania, and the northern panhandle and north-central regions of West Virginia. Te region’s abundant coal resources fueled the U.S. steel industry for many decades; oil was frst produced commercially there, and the region gave birth to the U.S. oil industry. Natural gas, frst used to evaporate water to produce salt, is once again remaking the area. Yet, the energy industry is broader than these three fossil resources. It includes frms that design and manufacture the specialized equipment used to seek, extract, and proftably use these resources. Te energy industry also includes nuclear, wind, and solar energy and the technologies to integrate them, such as power electronics and automatic controls that conserve energy. A workforce has developed in SWPA to support these industries.