JUNE 19TH, 2018Today we launched our tenth year of SummerWorks, a program that places Portland-area young adults in summer jobs to gain valuable work experience critical to their long-term success. Officials from [...]

MAY 21ST, 2018 Univision News is helping us spread the word about workforce training and other services available through WorkSource Portland Metro to Spanish-speaking job seekers in our region. Video [...]

OCTOBER 4TH, 2018We are excited to roll out our new approach to Manufacturing tours for Multnomah County. In the past, we have participated in Manufacturing Day, sending hundreds of middle and [...]

OCTOBER 15TH, 2018Our 2018 annual report was presented to a packed meeting of our Workforce Development Board on October 12, 2018. The report highlights some of our accomplishments for the reporting [...]

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 [...]