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🎙️Episode Alert: Embracing AI and Automation: How the Rogue Workforce Partnership is Transforming Operations🎙️ The latest episode of the WORKing Together Podcast features an insightful conversation with Heather Stafford, CEO and President of Rogue Workforce Partnership. With a background in the private sector and startups, Heather brings a fresh perspective on innovation, technology, and workforce transformation in the Rogue Valley. In this episode, she shares how the Rogue Workforce Partnership is: ✅ Automating administrative processes to improve efficiency ✅ Leveraging real-time data analytics for strategic decision-making ✅ Supporting the region’s shift from forestry to high-growth sectors like healthcare, transportation, and small manufacturing ✅ Preparing for the impact of AI and automation on the future of work Tune in to hear how technology and strategic partnerships are shaping the workforce landscape and creating new opportunities for job seekers and businesses alike. 🎧 Listen now: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gdhs8eyy #WORKingTogether #OregonWorkforce #Podcast #WorkforceDevelopment #Innovation #FutureOfWork

As economic uncertainty grows, HB 3669 (Prosperity Program) is a critical investment in Oregon’s workforce system, ensuring that WorkSource Oregon (WSO) is prepared to support the thousands of Oregonians who rely on it after job losses. “The public workforce system is where laid-off workers go for help,” said Andrew McGough, Executive Director of Worksystems, the local workforce board for Multnomah and Washington counties, “if we want to ensure economic stability and opportunity for Oregonians, we must act now to keep WSO strong. HB 3669 provides the resources needed to respond to workforce challenges and build a more resilient Oregon.” Click the link below to learn how you can show your support for this critical bill through Oregon Workforce Partnership. https://lnkd.in/g6YGfukA #SupportHB3669 #WorkforceDevelopment #SupportOregonWorkers

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The Columbia-Willamette Workforce Collaborative (CWWC)—a dynamic partnership between Clackamas Workforce Partnership, Workforce Southwest Washington, and Worksystems—has unveiled the 2025–2027 Construction Workforce Plan, tackling the growing demand for skilled workers in the Portland-Vancouver region. Developed in partnership with employers, unions, trade associations, pre-apprenticeship, and apprenticeship programs, the plan focuses on: ✅ Expanding career pathways for youth & career changers ✅ Advancing diversity, equity & inclusion in the industry ✅ Boosting retention through mentorship & workforce support By investing in training and outreach, we’re shaping a stronger, more inclusive construction workforce for the future. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gz6E-Gcp #ConstructionCareers #WorkforceDevelopment #SkilledTrades #InclusiveWorkforce 📷Oregon Tradeswomen

Thank you Greater Portland Inc for highlighting the ways our region is working together to support the connection between industry and jobseekers. Together with Clackamas Workforce Partnership and Workforce Southwest Washington, we're aligning employer needs with regional workforce development efforts to create targeted career pathways. Read more at https://lnkd.in/gEsxxbVy

🎙️Episode Alert: From Incarceration to Integration – Oregon's Collaborative Approach to Workforce Development 🎙️ The latest episode of the WORKing Together Podcast highlights an inspiring partnership between the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Oregon Employment Department, and Oregon Workforce Partnership. Host Ashley Espinoza interviews Amy Bertrand, the Reentry and Release Administrator for the Oregon Department of Corrections, who shares how these organizations are transforming lives by providing workforce development services directly inside correctional facilities. 🎧 Listen now: https://lnkd.in/gdhs8eyy This conversation explores the challenges overcome, the grant funding that made it possible, and the bold plans to expand this innovative program statewide. With the WorkSource Reentry bill (HB 2972) under consideration, discover how this collaboration is transforming reentry, empowering individuals, and strengthening communities across Oregon. #WORKingTogether #OregonWorkforce #Podcast #WorkforceDevelopment

Worksystems is relocating to a new office space! Our new mailing address is effective March 31, 2025, and the office will be open for business on April 14, 2025. Designed to enhance collaboration and better serve our community, our new space will provide more opportunities for staff and partners to work together, host larger community meetings, and create a welcoming environment for all. Visitors will also enjoy free parking, making it even easier to connect with us. Save the date! We’re hosting an Open House on July 11, 2025. Stay tuned for more details—we look forward to welcoming you to our new space.

Now more than ever, we must champion local investment in our communities. Prosperity Programs (HB 3669) is a state bill that will secure essential funding for workforce development services—but it needs strong, visible support to move forward. Your voice can make the difference! Here's how you can help: ✅ The House Committee On Higher Education and Workforce Development is holding a public hearing on Thursday, March 6 at 8am. Share a letter of support at https://lnkd.in/gfbn__Ax ✅ Visit https://lnkd.in/gHYweEbd to add your logo to our one-pager. Why is this legislation so important? Prosperity Programs are the key to unlocking the potential of thousands of Oregonians at risk of being left behind. Funding for Prosperity 10,000 (P10K) expires this year, and we must reinvest in these essential and effective programs. The bill, chiefly sponsored by Representative Daniel Nguyen, will build upon P10K’s success. In Multnomah and Washington counties alone, over 2,200 people have enrolled, achieving a 94% completion rate. 78% of participants who were unemployed at the time of enrollment are now employed. Overall, participants are earning an average wage of $23.60/hr through January 2025.

🎙️Episode Alert: Redefining Workforce Development – Lessons from the Center for Workforce Excellence International🎙️ The WORKing Together Podcast by Oregon Workforce Partnership is back with a powerful new episode! Host Ashley Espinoza interviews Walter Simmons, founding CEO of Employ Prince George's and Principal Consultant of the Center for Workforce Excellence International. They discuss the essential role of workforce boards, the philosophy of workforce development as a form of economic development, and Walter’s predictions for the future of the workforce system. Whether you're a workforce practitioner or simply passionate about supporting local communities, this episode is packed with practical advice and valuable insights to help you maximize your impact. 🎧 Listen now: https://lnkd.in/gdhs8eyy #WORKingTogether #OregonWorkforce #Podcast #WorkforceDevelopment

Worksystems is honored to receive the US Conference of Mayor's DollarWise Innovation Grant, awarded by the City of Beaverton! This $10,000 grant will strengthen West Side Works, a program designed to support the economic recovery and workforce needs of preschool centers in Washington County.   West Side Works bridges the gap between Portland Community College’s Early Childhood Education students and eligible preschools and childcare centers, covering their initial months of employment. Many participants go on to secure permanent positions, helping to build a more stable early childhood workforce.   Originally developed to address Washington County’s childcare desert—especially following the pandemic when one in five preschool workers left the industry and did not return—West Side Works tackles workforce shortages while ensuring affordable childcare for families, hands-on experience for future educators, and fair wages for workers. Read more about the program in this WorkingNation article:  https://lnkd.in/g8ZxYVMs We want to thank Beaverton Mayor Lacey Beaty for championing this effort, along with Washington County Commissioners Pamela Treece and Chair Kathryn Harrington, the City of Beaverton, and the Washington County Department of Economic Development for their support.