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A PARTICIPANT FROM ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS FEATURED ON THE TODAY SHOW!
February 19, 2020
A participant from our A Home for Everyone (AHFE) Economic Opportunity Program at Central City Concern was recently featured on the Today Show! Jamelle received career coaching at Central City Concern and was placed in housing [...]
MANUFACTURING CAREER EXPLORATION EVENT A SUCCESS!
February 14, 2020
Nearly 400 students and parents attended our Manufacturing Career Exploration event on February 13th at Southridge High School, exceeding the number expected! The event was cohosted by the City of Beaverton and [...]
HEALTH CAREERS NORTHWEST: TEANA’S STORY
February 13, 2020
2017 was a year of transition for Teana. The Portland mother suddenly found herself at a crossroads in her marriage, without transportation, and on unemployment. She holds a Bachelor of Arts [...]
GRADUATE OF HEALTH CAREERS NW FEATURED AS NATIONAL SUCCESS STORY!
February 13, 2020
Teana, a recent graduate of Health Careers NW, was featured as a national success story by the US Department of Health and Human Services, the agency who provided the grant funding [...]
LOCAL LABOR AND COMMUNITY COALITION RELEASES HISTORIC REGIONAL CONTRACTING MODEL
January 14, 2020
Over the next 5 years, an estimated $7 billion in publicly-funded construction projects are forecasted to be underway in the region and the Metropolitan Alliance for Workforce Equity (MAWE) is working hard to [...]
IMMIGRANT NURSING CREDENTIAL PROGRAM GRADUATES ANOTHER CLASS!
December 19, 2019
The IRCO Immigrant Nurse Credentialing Program graduation was this past Saturday. Our staffer Nick had the honor of speaking at the event and congratulating the graduates. These foreign-educated nurses came from [...]
COMMUNITY WORKFORCE NAVIGATORS
November 8, 2019
This video features the Community Workforce Navigators program, an initiative funded and supported by Worksystems and Prosper Portland that links residents in Prosper Portland's #Neighborhood Prosperity Communities to training opportunities, employment assistance, [...]
ANOTHER GRADUATING CLASS FROM OUR IT READY TRAINING PROGRAM!
October 8, 2019
Another cohort of participants has graduated from our IT Ready training program! This latest group of diverse graduates shared inspiring stories of their career journeys and many walked into their [...]
A CONVERSATION WITH MEYER MEMORIAL TRUST ON HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT SYSTEMS
October 7, 2019
Theresa Deibele (Housing Opportunities Portfolio Director for Meyer Memorial Trust) interviewed our Community Investments Manager Stacey Triplett to check in on the progress of our efforts to provide workforce development [...]
MANUFACTURING MONTH ACTIVITIES UNDERWAY!
October 4, 2019
October is Manufacturing month and over the past several years, Worksystems has partnered with regional workforce development agencies, schools, and employers to provide opportunities for youth to explore careers in manufacturing.Once [...]