In a recent How Oregon Works interview with Portland Business Journal, Worksystems brings together TriMet and Portland YouthBuilders to highlight the 82nd Avenue Community Workforce Training Program. Hosted by Worksystems’ Construction Sector Lead, Kim Neel, the conversation explores how major transportation investments can also create pathways to quality jobs.

What makes this model unique is the direct connection between training and a real, local project. Participants are learning skills that prepare them for opportunities tied to actual jobs. Worksystems supports recruitment, enrollment, training completion, and job placement, leveraging the public workforce system and additional funding to increase impact. Through this work, participants have access to career exploration, coaching, support services, and training scholarships.

Interested in exploring a partnership? Contact Kim Neel at [email protected] or 503-478-7301.