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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 [...]
MANUFACTURING MONTH EVENTS
October 4, 2019
Event Date(s): October 1st, 2019, 8:00 am to October 31st, 2019, 5:00 am Location(s): Various - See BookletOver the past several years, Worksystems has worked to connect our future workforce with the manufacturing industry in [...]
WORKSYSTEMS AND PARTNERS LAUNCH CAREERWORK$ MEDICAL® PROGRAM
September 30, 2019
Worksystems, Workforce SW Washington, and SE Works, have announced a new partnership to launch CareerWork$ Medical in the greater Portland area beginning on October 15th. This innovative healthcare career job program offers [...]
COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION TRAINING PROGRAM PRODUCING GREAT RESULTS!
September 6, 2019
Worksystems is currently managing a suite of training activities - referred to as the Community Construction Training Program - that is explicitly focused on training women and people of color [...]
COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION TRAINING PROGRAM TESTIMONIALS
September 6, 2019
Worksystems is currently managing a suite of training activities - referred to as the Community Construction Training Program - that is explicitly focused on training women and people of color [...]