OCTOBER 12TH, 2018Worksystems, in partnership with Workforce Southwest Washington and Clackamas Workforce Partnership, has published and released a comprehensive State of the Workforce report covering the Greater Portland-Vancouver Area and key findings were [...]

MARCH 24TH, 2023It is with great sadness that we share that our colleague, friend, and mentor Kurt Shovlin has passed. He peacefully moved on to his next adventure on March [...]

APRIL 5TH, 2023Workforce development took center state this week when the Quick Start to Semiconductor training program was featured on KGW TV’s “Hello, Rose City!” show. The segment aired as [...]

APRIL 20TH, 2023Worksystems, the workforce development board for Multnomah and Washington counties, is launching a procurement effort to enable our Economic Opportunity Program (EOP) direct service providers to deliver a set of [...]

JUNE 12TH, 2023When the coronavirus pandemic brought a sudden halt to in-person education, grade schools and high schools pivoted to remote instruction. Most preschools, however, didn’t have that option. Now, [...]

JUNE 27TH, 2023  Worksystems, in partnership with the National Electrical Contractors Association – Oregon-Columbia Chapter/International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 48 (NECA-IBEW) Training Center and the Oregon Solar Energy Education [...]

The Oregon Workforce Partnership (OWP), in partnership with the Oregon Department of Corrections, announced a $3.8 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to provide pre-and post-release job training services to help formerly incarcerated [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the steepest economic downturn since the Great Depression. The onset of the pandemic caused regional unemployment claims to reach nearly 213,800 and experts predict [...]

As the pandemic winds down and Portland moves toward its new normal, thousands of employees who’ve been teleworking over the past two years are now returning downtown. The City is [...]