Thanks to a matching grant from the Oregon Workforce Investment Board, administered by the Department of Community Colleges and workforce development, the Oregon Workforce Partnership interviewed dozens of local businesses to get their stories on the impact of the Employer Workforce Training Fund. The fund was resourced with Workforce Investment Act resources to help companies skill up workers, retain jobs, and grow.
Two recent reports describe the results achieved through this program:
- The Employer Workforce Training Fund: A Story of Systems Change
- Evaluation of the Employer Workforce Training Fund
Or check out our YouTube channel: BetterSkillsforOR
Check out our Business Training Success Stories & Videos
- Featured Video: Why Oregon Needs the Employer Workforce Training Fund
- Featured Video: Companies Speak Up About Oregon’s Local Workforce Investment Boards
- Featured Video: Local Workforce Boards Talk About the Employer Workforce Training Fund
- AM Equipment, Jefferson
- ARE Manufacturing, Newberg
- Blazer Industries, Aumsville
- Earth2O, Culver
- ESCO, Portland
- Ferry Morse Seed Company, White City
- Fire Mountain Gems and Beads, Grants Pass
- Freelin-Wade Company, McMinnville
- GrovTec, Milwaukie
- Keith Manufacturing, Madras
- Lanz Cabinets, Eugene
- Motorcycle Superstore USA
- Package Container, Canby
- Pioneer Pump, Canby
- ViewPlus Technologies, Corvallis
- Wise Woman Herbals, Cottage Grove
Industry Consortia Success Stories
- Feature Video: The Power of Consortia
- Central Oregon Bioscience Indsutry Consortium (COBIC)
- Emerald Valley High Performance Enterprise Consortium (EVHPEC)
- High Desert Enterprise Consortium (HiDEC)
- MidWillamette High Performance Consortium (MWHPC)
- Oregon Bioscience Consortium, Portland
- The Metals Manufacturing Consortium (Portland area)
- Power Up Academy
- Willamette Valley Bioscience Consortium
What Economic Developers Had To Say