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City officials tout new CCME program as part of enterprise workforce push
Summary
City administrative leaders and workforce providers told a City Council committee they have consolidated workforce functions into a City College for Municipal Employment (CCME) that has enrolled about 150 people since October 2024, with early municipal hires but ongoing challenges around placement scale, adult literacy and retention.
Philadelphia City Council heard detailed testimony on March 18 about a newly centralized workforce effort that city officials say is designed to align training, hiring and supportive services across city government.
The administration's chief administrative officer, Camille Duchas, told the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development that the City College for Municipal Employment, or CCME, is intended as an enterprise approach connecting Community College of Philadelphia (CCP), department hiring needs and nonprofit partners to create clearer pathways into municipal and regional employment.
The administration framed CCME's strategy around five elements: building direct service pathways, aligning investments and funding, creating cross-system collaboration, strengthening…
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