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About CTE Month
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February is CTE Month!
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February is National Career Technical Education (CTE) Month. The OCCA and Oregon's 17 community colleges look forward to sharing with legislators the impact community college CTE programs have on Oregon's workforce, communities and the state's economic recovery from COVID-19 and devastating wildfires. Each week in February will feature different CTE career/industry areas. Be sure to look for additional communication from your local community college about their CTE programs.
Miss one of the earlier CTE Month e-newsletters? See them all on the OCCA website! |
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This Week's Career Area
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Industrial Engineering/Transportation/Apprenticeship
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This week features three career areas: Industrial Engineering, Transportation and Apprenticeship programs.
 Industrial Engineering
Industrial Engineering deals with integrated systems of people, information, equipment, energy, materials, analysis and synthesis to do things better and improve quality and productivity. Curriculum prepares students to work professionally in areas centered around industrial engineering such as Manufacturing, Process Optimization, and Management.
 Transportation
Transportation is critical for nearly every industry to keep the economy moving. Oregon community colleges offer a variety of programs in the transportation sector, from diesel technology to truck driving to automotive technology to keep the transportation industries safely on the road.
 Apprenticeship
As the current population of experienced tradespeople nears retirement age, companies are scrambling to train and hire skilled workers. Apprenticeship describes a powerful training model in which aspiring tradespeople can learn from more experienced tradespeople and earn a living while they also attend school and receive scheduled, periodic advancement. |
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Workforce Wednesday Zoom Sessions
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 Miss today's Workforce Wednesday noon Zoom session? Click here to view the recording, which features Clackamas Community College (Industrial Engineering - Metalica Scholars Program), Clatsop Community College (Maritime Science), Tillamook Bay Community College (Truck Driver Simulation), and Linn-Benton Community College (Apprenticeship programs). Hear from students, faculty and business partners about what makes these programs special and relevant in their communities.
Be sure to join us for next week's final Workforce Wednesday noon Zoom session (Feb. 24) on Agriculture/Food/Natural Resources. We try to keep these to about 30 minutes, so they're quick snapshots of the great programs at our colleges!
Miss last week's Workforce Wednesday session (Feb. 10) on Business/Management/HR/Communications/Arts/Info? Click here to view the recording, which features Columbia Gorge CC, Lane CC, Umpqua CC and Klamath CC. Miss the first week's Workforce Wednesday session (Feb. 3) on Health/Biomedical Sciences? Click here to view the recording, which features Mt. Hood CC, Southwestern Oregon CC, Oregon Coast CC, and Central Oregon CC. |
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Program Highlights
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BMCC Diesel program grads keep trucks running
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 Kenworth Sales, which provides general sales, support and service for interstate trucks, chose to open a location in Pendleton nearly 10 years ago because Blue Mountain Community College offers a diesel technician program, and Kenworth knew it needed local talent to keep rigs running throughout the Northwest. Now, not only is the Pendleton shop's general manager, Patrick Choin, a graduate of BMCC's diesel tech program, but so are 50% of the diesel techs it employs. BMCC's relationship with Kenworth is a great example of how community colleges support local needs.
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Student learns new skills at LBCC for second career
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 Britney Cawrse would like to say there's nothing unusual about being a woman in Linn-Benton Community College's machine tool technology program. But given she was the only one this past academic year-and there was only one, on average, in recent years before that-she concedes most women don't appear to be making that choice. And that, she said, is a shame. Read more about Britney's story here!
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Community College Caucus
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Legislators: Join the Community College Caucus!
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Legislators: Do you want to show your support for community colleges? Join the Community College Caucus!
The Community College Caucus began in 2019 as a bipartisan group of legislators who wanted to support the work of the colleges, engage in issues affecting students and institutions, and work for increased funding for Oregon's 17 colleges.The Community College Caucus is open to any member of the legislature who would like to participate. The Caucus usually meets monthly depending on the legislative schedule and what issues are being considered in the legislature. The first meeting of the 2021 Legislative Session was held last Thursday with fantastic participation. Thank you to those who joined the Caucus to support community colleges! The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for the first week of March.
Community College Caucus meetings usually include a short presentation by community college leaders, students, advocates, employees or industry partners followed by discussion and then planned actions Caucus members intend to take in the legislative process such as supporting particular legislation.
Typically, meetings are at noon and include lunch but are currently online due to the pandemic. Questions? Contact OCCA Deputy Director John Wykoff or Senator Jeff Reardon.
Need another reason to support and invest in Oregon's community colleges? Check out this great opinion piece in the 2/7/21 Oregonian, written by three community college presidents: Mark Mitsui (Portland CC), Lisa Skari (Mt. Hood CC) and Tim Cook (Clackamas CC). Their powerful message emphasizes the importance and value of investing in community colleges to improve Oregon's workforce and support communities.
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