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Restructuring of Workforce tasks to address needs
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T h e M N a o p rth
C o a s t 1 A W o rk ­
fo rc e
Q u a lity
C o m m itte e
(N C W Q C ) has fo rm e d s u b ­
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c o m m itte e w ill a d d re s s th e
n e e d s o f th e e m e rg in g w o rk ­
fo rc e . M e m b e rs o f th e g roup
w ill w o rk w ith e d u c a to rs a nd
e m p lo y e rs to im p ro v e th e
c o n n e c tio n b e tw e e n b u s in e s s
a n d s c h o o ls (g ra d e s K -14).
T h e p a rtn e rs h ip w ill e m p lo y
c o m m itte e s to a d d re s s th e
n e e d s o f th re e d is tin c t, yet
o v e rla p p in g , s e g m e n ts of th e
w o rkfo rce , a c c o rd in g to E x e c ­
u tive D ire c to r Bill E arles.
s e v e ra l s tra te g ie s d e sig n e d
to in c re a s e s tu d e n ts ’ p ro fe s-
T h e S c h o o l-to -W o rk S ub-
Application process begins for
Regional Strategies rural funding
F u n d in g
a p p lic a tio n s
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ing.
T h e N o rth w e s t O re g o n
E c o n o m ic A llia n c e (N O E A ),
w h ich in clu d e s C latsop, C o l­
u m b ia
and
T illa m o o k
C o u n tie s, is o n e o f 12 re g io n s
in th e sta te in vo lve d in th e
R e g io n a l S tra te g ie s P rogram .
T h e R u ral In ve stm e n t Fund is
b e in g a d m in is te re d b y th e
N O E A B oard, w h ich is a lso
n o w a v a ila b le fo r a p p ro x i­
m a te ly $ 5 8 0 ,0 0 0 in R u ra l
In v e s tm e n t lo tte ry fu n d in g
fo c u s in g o n fin a n c in g o f ru ra l
c o m m u n ity e c o n o m ic a n d
c o m m u n ity d e v e lo p m e n t p ro ­
g ra m s a n d p ro je cts. L o c a lly
d e te rm in e d a c tiv itie s u n d e r­
ta k e n a n d fu n d e d th ro u g h th e
R u ra l In v e s tm e n t F u n d m ust
b e in te n d e d to im p ro v e th e
re s p o n s ib le fo r fu n d in g d e c i­
s io n -m a k in g . D e a d lin e fo r
fu n d in g a p p lic a tio n s is J u n e
e c o n o m y o f a rura l a re a .
E ligible ty p e s o f a c tiv itie s
in clu d e , but a re not lim ite d to:
te le c o m m u n ic a tio n s a n d tra n ­
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w ith
fu n d in g
d e c is io n s
a n n o u n c e d b y th e e n d o f
S e pte m be r.
F o r a d d itio n a l in fo rm a tio n
a b o u t ru ra l c o m m u n ity d e v e l­
s p o rta tio n in fra stru ctu re , p ro ­
je c t fe a s ib ility stu d ie s, c o m ­
m u n ity
in fra s tru c tu re
and
fa c ilitie s , w o rkfo rce d e v e lo p ­
m e n t a c tiv itie s a n d te c h n ic a l
a s s is ta n c e to rural c o m m u n i­
tie s fo r p ro je ct d e v e lo p m e n t
o p m e n t c o n ta c t
M a rg a re t
F o rb e s in C la ts o p C o u n ty at
(5 0 3 ) 3 2 5 -7 8 7 0 ; J im B ro w n in
C o lu m b ia C o u n ty a t (5 0 3 )
a n d im p le m e n ta tio n . To be
e lig ib le , a p p lic a tio n s m u s t
3 9 7 -1 0 3 5 , o r Val F o lke m a in
T illa m o o k C o u n ty at (5 0 3 )
c o m e fro m C la tso p , C o lu m b ia
o r T illa m o o k C o u n ty ru ra l
8 4 2 -2 2 3 6 .
To re ce ive a n a p p lic a tio n
p a c k e t, a p p lic a n ts s h o u ld
c o m m u n itie s a n d d e m o n ­
s tra te th a t th e pro g ra m o r p ro ­
je c t is a lo cal p rio rity fo r fund-
ty d e v e lo p m e n t a n d e c o n o m ­
ic d e v e lo p m e n t.
T h e re a re a n u m b e r o f
w a y s p e o p le c a n h e lp th e
c o m m itte e re a ch its goals:
• O ffe r a s tu d e n t a w o rk ­
s ite le a rn in g o p p o rtu n ity in
y o u r b u sin e ss.
• D e velo p a n e w tra in in g
p ro g ra m w ith re g io n a l p a rt­
ne rs a im e d at e n h a n c in g th e
s k ills o f y o u r e m p lo ye e s.
• V o lu n te e r in y o u r lo cal
high sch o o l o r c o m m u n ity c o l­
lege program .
• P rovide o p p o rtu n itie s fo r
lite ra cy a n d w o rk p la c e s k ills
tra in in g fo r c u rre n t e m p lo y e e s
y e a r 200 0, and a w o rk fo rc e
e q u a l to a n y in th e w o rld by
2 0 1 0 . To d o th a t,” he a d d e d ,
• B e co m e an a c tiv e m e m ­
b e r o f th e N orth C o a st W o rk ­
fo rc e Q u a lity C o m m itte e .
“w e m ust fo rm p a rtn e rsh ip s,
w o rk to g e th e r, a n d rally e n tire
N C W Q C w ill hold a tra in ­
ing m e e tin g in T u a la tin o n
M ay 13. Its next re g u la r b u s i­
c o m m u n itie s a ro u n d th e is­
s u e s o f w o rk fo rc e a nd e c o ­
n o m ic d e v e lo p m e n t.”
T h e N o rth C o a s t W o rk ­
fo rc e Q u a lity C o m m itte e is
o n e o f 15 re g io n a l w o rk fo rc e
q u a lity c o m m itte e s in th e O re -
c o n ta c t M a ry M c A rth u r, o f
N O E A , at (503) 2 2 8 -5 5 6 5 .
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gon. N C W Q C re p re s e n ts R e­
g ion O ne, w h ich c o n s is ts of
C la ts o p ,
C o lu m b ia
and
T illa m o o k C o u n tie s . L o c a l
m e m b e rs h ip in c lu d e s b u s i­
n e s s a n d in d u s try le a d e rs ,
e d u c a to rs ,
s o c ia l s e rv ic e
p ro vid e rs and g o v e rn m e n t o f­
ficia ls. T h e s e p a rtn e rs w o rk
to g e th e r to a d d re s s is s u e s
such a s e d u ca tio n , c o m m u n i­
s io n a l and te c h n ic a l c o m p e ­
te n c e b e fo re th e y e n te r the
w o rkfo rce .
• T h e W o rkfo rce D e v e lo p ­
m e n t S u b c o m m itte e w ill a d ­
d re s s th e n e e d s o f th e c u rre n t
w o rk fo rc e . T h a t g ro u p w ill
w o rk w ith re p re s e n ta tiv e s of
e d u c a tio n , e c o n o m ic d e v e ­
lo p m e n t, bu sin e ss, industry,
la b o r and hu m a n se rvice s, to
d e v e lo p stra te g ie s to im p ro ve
th e q u a lity of th e w o rk fo rc e
a n d th e q u a n tity o f high-skill,
h ig h -w a g e jo bs.
• T h e S e rvice D elivery S u b ­
com m ittee, com prised o f m em ­
b e rs fro m th e re g io n ’s hum an
s e rv ic e a g e ncie s, w ill a d d re ss
th e n e e d s o f th e tra n sitio n a l
w o rk fo rc e by w o rking w ith re ­
g io n a l p a rtn e rs to im prove c o ­
o rd in a tio n b e tw e e n e m p lo y ­
m e n t a n d tra in in g program s.
A c c o rd in g to E arles, “T h is
a p p ro a c h w ill h e lp O re g o n
re a ch its g o a l o f having th e
b e s t e d u c a te d and p re p a re d
w o rk fo rc e in th e nation b y th e
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