The Nestucca Valley School District, acting on behalf of the Tillamook Education Consortium (TEC), submitted a grant application to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) for a Future Ready Oregon Round Two Workforce Ready Grant. The district’s proposed project aims to benefit students throughout Tillamook County. The TEC represents a collaborative effort involving Tillamook Bay Community College (TBCC), the three school districts in Tillamook County, and the Northwest Regional Education Services District.
The grant intends to enhance the TEC’s ongoing efforts to create a shared-resource Career Technical Education (CTE) program tailored for rural English language learners and low-income K-14 students. Sherry Cook, TBCC’s Dean of CTE, expressed optimism about the transformative potential of this workforce readiness grant for Tillamook County’s education landscape. “By working together, we can build a strong training pipeline for our students from kindergarten through their first two years of college and apprenticeships.”
The Future Ready Oregon Round Two Workforce Ready Grant will support the county to work together to provide equity, access, inclusion, and innovation in high-quality CTE programming and career development using a sector-based strategy.
This grant application was one of 165 submissions to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC). The review and scoring of proposals focused on their direct impact on priority populations, as well as their potential to influence workforce development within the three designated industry sectors: healthcare, manufacturing, and technology. The Nestucca Valley School District was informed that their application was among the highest-scoring proposals, with a strong emphasis on equity, innovation, and partnerships.
Tillamook Bay Community College (TBCC) has partnered with Oregon Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (OCJATC) to help provide distance learning across all OCJATC jurisdictions. Oregon Carpenters JATC provides training as an approved Registered Apprenticeship program, regulated by the Bureau of Labor and Industries. O’Brien Design+Build is a founding member of the OCJATC, and along with their partners SunWest Builders, CS Construction, and Kirby Nagelhout Construction provide training across Tillamook.
Dear Industry Partners,
Being based locally is an asset! Strengthen your community partnerships by reaching out to your Career Connected Systems Navigator or Small Business Development Center. For further guidance, contact your Workforce Development Board, or STEM Hub Director.
Your direct involvement makes a difference! Mentor young people by developing internships, registered apprenticeships and posting job opportunities. Engage in outreach and promotion by participating in a career day or career fair.
Do you have a resource or contact to share? Please reach out to us at the contact information below! For an overview of how your company can get involved, download our CCL Guide for Industry Partners below. You can also visit the Career Connect Oregon page for industry partners.
Dear Community-Based Organizations,
Did you know that Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) are uniquely suited to improve workforce development for young people ages 18-24 with pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeships? Learn more by reading this helpful article by the Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning!
While your organization builds capacity to run apprenticeship programs, you can partner with other organizations and provide essential training, offer referrals, and contribute services to complement existing programs. Consider pilot programs as a viable starting point!
For information about national apprenticeship initiatives, consult Apprenticeship USA. For resources specific to Oregon, check out this link from the Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries. The Oregon Health Authority is partnering with CBOs to provide funding for apprenticeship programs. Additional sources for general funding can be found at Care Oregon and the Oregon Community Foundation.
Dear CTE and STE(A)M Instructors, Counselors, and Education Administrators,
If you know someone starting out, send them to the Oregon Department of Education to learn about CTE teacher preparation and licensure. Once you are in the classroom, you are covered by Oregon State Standards. In addition, Career Connect Oregon has combined standards from the American School Counselor Association and Oregon Administrative Rules in an easy-to-read handout. We also provide you with curriculum suites at Career Connect Oregon.
To stay up-to-date in your field, consult with the Association for Career and Technical Education, and always check out what in-person and online trainings Oregon PDNetworks has to offer.
Return often to stay informed about what’s happening in your region and who to get in touch with to connect your students with the rich resources in your community.
You can also visit the Career Connect Oregon Page for educators.
Dear Students,
Get help and find the career and educational path that feels right for you. Here are some places you can check out right now!
Match careers to your interests at Oregon CIS, YouScience. Ask your school counselor for more information. What’s hot? Use Oregon’s Employment Department to research wages, required skills and education for high-demand jobs. Get paid to learn at AmeriCorps, JobCorps, and YouthCorps while serving in communities across Oregon and the US.
Want to start a business? Oregon’s Small Business Development Center and DECA have programs to help your ideas grow. Many careers with high levels of responsibility require a degree or training. Find hundreds of programs across Oregon schools. Check out Oregon’s 7 Public Universities, 17 Community Colleges, and Licensed Private Career Schools. Concerned about how you’ll pay for education? Oregon Student Aid has affordable options for everyone. You can also visit the Career Connect Oregon page for students.
Resource Guide for Grades 1-4
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Resource Guide for Grades 9-12
Dear Families and Caregivers,
You are the first influence on the young person in your home, and Career Connect Oregon is here to assist you in guiding them. Begin by encouraging self-discovery and exploration. What jobs are they interested in? Oregon CIS, YouScience, and Oregon Department of Education’s Career Explorer are excellent, free resources for developing awareness and beginning exploration.
What skill does your student need to develop along the way? Tap Oregon Employability Skills for their traits framework and C3 for their career journey maps, which will help in planning coursework and early workplace experiences.
As students enter high school, keep an eye on Oregon Diploma requirements. Oregon Employment Department’s Career Explorer will help spark a conversation about jobs.
PARTNERS WORKING FOR STUDENT SUCCESS
Title: Career Connected Learning Systems Navigator
Role Description: A Career Connected Learning Systems Navigator facilitates the integration of educational and career development programs, serving as a liaison between schools, community colleges and industry partners. This role focuses on ensuring equitable access to career learning opportunities, guiding students through awareness, exploration, preparation and training in various career paths.
Phone Number: 503 338-2303
E-mail: careyrausch@tillamookbaycc.edu
Title: CTE Regional Coordinator
Role Description: A CTE Regional Coordinator manages and supports Career and Technical Education programs across a specific region, aligning them with both educational standards and workforce requirements. This role entails collaboration with schools and industry to tailor CTE offerings to local job market needs.
Phone Number: 503-842-8423
E-mail: sjackson@nwresd.org
Title: Northwest Stem Hub Coordinator | Northwest Regional Education Service District
Role Description: A STEM Hub Coordinator manages and facilitates STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) programs and initiatives within a designated area or hub. This role typically involves coordinating with schools, community organizations and industry partners to develop and implement STEM education opportunities. The coordinator works to enhance STEM learning experiences, promote engagement and interest in STEM fields and support the development of relevant skills among students to prepare them for future educational and career paths in these areas.
Phone Number: 503-614-1453
E-mail: bvalvezan@nwresd.k12.or.us
Title: Program Manager | Clatsop Works & Cooperative Work Experience
Role Description: The CW & CWE program manager oversees a program allowing students to earn college credit through work in their career field. This role involves coordinating with employers and faculty to create meaningful work experiences that complement students’ academic learning, aiming to bridge the gap between classroom education and practical, on-the-job training.
Phone Number: 503-338-2507
E-mail: mbateman@clatsopcc.edu
REGIONAL RESOURCES
CTE Teacher Licensure is needed for an instructor to teach in a state-approved CTE program. Find out specific information for your program career cluster at the Oregon Department of Education’s CTE Teacher Licensure: Teaching, Learning, and Communication Resources. For help obtaining a CTE endorsement in your region, contact your CTE Regional Coordinator.
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/* Your custom link styles with !important */Oregon Open Learning: WBL Hub is Oregon’s K-12 open educational resource repository for work-based learning. The Oregon Open Learning: WBL Hub contains resources created by Oregon educators to help learners get the experience employers are seeking and gain the skills and credentials they need to enter and succeed in their careers.
/* Your custom link styles with !important */ASPIRE – Oregon Student Aid. The ASPIRE program helps educate Oregon students to become career and college ready. ASPIRE offers education, resources and mentoring opportunities for all students.
/* Your custom link styles with !important */Career Connect Oregon – Curriculum for Educators offers curriculum suites aligned with ASCA standards and OARs. Suites include quick-start guides, lesson plans, and handouts. Cooperative learning strategies and creative assessment ideas included in each suite!
/* Your custom link styles with !important */Workforce Talent Development Board provides a productive space for educators to engage and partner with one another that includes innovative task forces, research projects, data and reports, strategies and recommendations.
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Link to CTE Educator Resources
REGIONAL RESOURCES
Career OneStop Take this 30-question interest assessment to help you match your interests with exciting careers.
/* Your custom link styles with !important */Career Journeys Watch young Oregonians in high-demand trades share their career journeys and give you a window into their workday.
/* Your custom link styles with !important */Oregon Career Pathways: Explore career pathways through the Oregon Employment Department to understand the education and training needed for different occupations. Learn which jobs are in highest demand and what they pay.
/* Your custom link styles with !important */Tillamook Education Consortium: “TEC is an organization consisting of Neah-Kah-Nie School District, Tillamook School District, Nestucca Valley School District, and Tillamook Bay Community College who are focused on increasing educational opportunity for the students of Tillamook County through collaboration thereby strengthening Tillamook Counties rural communities.”
/* Your custom link styles with !important */TBCC Community & Workforce Training: TBCC provides a variety of community and workforce training programs, including continuing education, Outdoor Stewards of Oregon, customized training for businesses and organizations and commercial truck driving certification.
/* Your custom link styles with !important */Career and Technical Education: Oregon Department of Education offers programs and resources for students interested in technical and vocational education. Learn more about the 6 career areas and find programs in your school.
/* Your custom link styles with !important */Oregon Apprenticeship: This website offers information on registered apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs, helping students explore hands-on training opportunities in various trades statewide.
/* Your custom link styles with !important */Training Corps: For students interested in environmental careers, OCC provides opportunities for training and work experience in conservation. Get paid to learn at AmeriCorps, JobCorps, and YouthCorps while serving in communities across Oregon and the US.
/* Your custom link styles with !important */TBCC Certificates and Registered Apprenticeships: TBCC offers a range of certificates, registered apprenticeships and transfer programs for students interested in a variety of fields, including accounting, agricultural technology, animal science, forestry, health sciences and construction technologies.
/* Your custom link styles with !important */REGIONAL RESOURCES
Search CTE Programs Across the State. Curious about what Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs are available? Visit this link for a database of searchable CTE programs at every high school in Oregon.
/* Your custom link styles with !important */Oregon Young Employee Safety strives to prevent injury and illnesses and promote well-being among young workers through resource sharing and community partnership.
/* Your custom link styles with !important */Oregon Career Information System provides career exploration and planning tools. Parents can access resources to help their children explore different career paths.
/* Your custom link styles with !important */Nestucca Valley School District: The website for Nestucca Valley School District #101.
/* Your custom link styles with !important */Neah Kah Nie School District: The Neah-Kah-Nie School District community includes Garibaldi Grade School, Nehalem Elementary, NKN Middle School, and NKN High School.
/* Your custom link styles with !important */Oregon Student Aid: The Higher Education Coordinating Commission offers information on higher education options in Oregon, including college and university programs.
/* Your custom link styles with !important */Personal Education Plan and Profile: Find out more about this document for secondary students—updated yearly—that contains their interests, coursework, career aspirations, participation in career-related learning and a portfolio of their achievements.
/* Your custom link styles with !important */Oregon C3 Career Journey Maps are centered around 16 major career clusters and designed to encourage discussion among practitioners, students and their families. Each map includes sample jobs, general specifications, job descriptions, suggestions for preparation, links to additional resources and suggestions for next steps.
/* Your custom link styles with !important */Tillamook School District 9: “The mission of the Tillamook School District is to prepare our students with the academic, artistic, and social skills necessary to become positive contributors to a changing world.”
/* Your custom link styles with !important */REGIONAL RESOURCES
Search CTE Programs Across the State: Visit this link for a database of searchable CTE Approved CTE Programs offered in Oregon’s high schools. There are two report options available; a Basic Search that displays program information for one secondary school offering CTE within the selected academic year and an Advanced Search that contains additional filtering options allowing users to explore results across, regions, counties, or career areas.
/* Your custom link styles with !important */Workforce Talent Development Board – Employer Resources: Post your job openings, identify qualified candidates and plan for the future of your employees. The majority of the Workforce Talent Development Board is made up of Oregon business leaders from Healthcare, Advanced Manufacturing, Information Technology, Energy, Sports and Apparel, Forest Products, Food and Beverage, and other sectors. The WTDB provides multiple tables, convenings and events for these leaders, and their public sector partners, to develop and drive strategy, policy and value for Oregon’s workforce system.
/* Your custom link styles with !important */WorkSource Oregon: Grow your skilled workers with apprenticeships, internships and training options. WorkSource Oregon is here to partner with your business and provides free services for employers and helps businesses craft job postings for improved results, convene job candidates through job fairs and hiring events. They can also help your business identify possible tax credits, provide customized workforce data analysis, and establish market-competitive wage rates to attract and retain talent.
/* Your custom link styles with !important */Oregon Apprenticeship: Apprenticeships are an excellent way to invest in your community’s young workforce. They compliment classroom learning, ensure a trained and engaged staff, and contribute to worker satisfaction and retention. For details on how your business can participate, follow the link below:
/* Your custom link styles with !important */Mapping CTE, STEM and Workforce Education in Oregon This interactive story map shows how five groups promote career-connected learning and develop job skills across the state. The following maps allow you to interact with Oregon’s Community College Districts, Career and Technical Education (CTE) Partnerships, Education Service Districts, Regional science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) Hubs and Local Workforce Boards.
/* Your custom link styles with !important */Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries Minors, their parents and employers should know about the laws that protect children at work. They include hiring and working conditions that are specific to minors, restrictions on the hours and the types of work a minor can do.
/* Your custom link styles with !important */Regional Career Technical Education Partners and Locations
Astoria, OR
“Northwest Regional ESD is the largest of Oregon’s 19 education service districts. They serve students, educators, child care providers and families living in Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook and Washington counties. Their region includes the large, urban school districts of Washington County and the smaller, rural districts located along the Columbia River, the Coastal Range and the North Oregon coast. The regional office is located in Hillsboro.They also operate service centers in St. Helens, Astoria and Tillamook.”
Astoria, OR
The Northwest STEM Hub is part of a network of 13 different STEM hubs in Oregon that identifies community needs and assets, brings together families, PK-12 educators, career technical education partners, higher education, community-based organizations and industry to enhance in-school and out-of-school STEM experiences. It strategizes to bridge STEM learning gaps and aims to build social and economic prosperity by improving STEM access, engaging students and facilitating skill attainment, particularly for students with the least opportunities.
Tillamook, OR
“The Tillamook WORKS Program provides local students, ages 16 and up, with professional, paid internships in Tillamook County, with the goals of community building, economic development, promoting local career opportunities, and retaining local talent. A partnership between Tillamook High School, Neah-Kah-Nie High School, Nestucca High School and Tillamook Bay Community College, Tillamook WORKS envisions every student with the opportunity to benefit from Work Based Learning and CTE Programs.”
Tillamook, OR
The Tillamook, Nestucca, and Neah-Kah-Nie school districts have partnered with Tillamook Bay Community College to offer five programs: Construction Technology, Health Sciences, Natural Resource/Forestry, Agriculture, and Business Information & Communications Technology. These programs allow high school students to take dual credit classes, earning college credit while preparing for future careers with industry-specific education.
Mount Vernon, WA
The Northwest Washington Electrical Industry JATC is a joint Labor – Management training program established by Local Union No. 191 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Cascade Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association. Find information about pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships, trade schools and other training.
Otis, OR
Sitka’s programs blend artistic skill-building with professional development. Its workshops offer intensive training across various arts, ideal for career enhancement. In addition to a residency program for artists and scholars, Sitka provides monthly, in-school art education programming for students in Tillamook and Lincoln counties.
Newport, OR
“Oregon’s Regional STEM Hubs are coming together to bring engaging, hands-on science and engineering learning ideas to K-6 educators across the state! Using simple, easy to find materials, each “Bite” can be done at home, in a classroom, or in a program space. The Oregon Coast STEM Hub engages learners with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) by leveraging local and regional resources and collaborating with diverse partners.”
Bay Center, WA
The Chinook Indian Nation is made up of the five western-most Chinookan speaking tribes at the mouth of the Columbia River. Our nearly 70-year-old constitution codifies who we are and identifies our five constituent tribes – the Clatsop and Cathlamet (Kathlamet) of present-day Oregon and the Lower Chinook, Wahkiakum (Waukikum) and Willapa (Weelappa) of what is now Washington State.
Seaside, OR
“The Clatsop-Nehalem people share a strong attachment to our homeland on the Northern Oregon Coast, a strong interest in maintaining the vitality of our unique culture, and a strong commitment to the well-being of our elders, our children and our children’s children. Our goals are to protect & enhance cultural resources, foster tribal member participation in cultural and other local events, increase communications between the tribe, its members, and our neighbors host tribal events & activities strengthen tribal government.”
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