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A major characteristic of successful regional economies is a skilled workforce.  Oregon's next economy, our greener economy, demands world class talent. The Oregon Workforce Partnership. the alliance of local workforce investment boards, recently published a paper outlining guiding principles for a greener economy.  These principles are:

1.Transitioning to a Green Economy Requires Systems Thinking & Enhanced Strategic Partnerships.  Oregon must develop a comprehensive, systemic approach to catalyze transformation and align investments, strategies, policies, and incentives.  This can only be achieved by creating strategic partnerships of players who do not typically work together.

2.  Think Globally, Act Locally.  Economic and workforce development happens at the local level.  Use the opportunity created by the growing green economy to increase local alignment of economic and workforce development strategies to further green goals.

 3.   Focus First on Real Jobs & Real Demand.  The development of a green/sustainable economy must be demand-driven, led by private/public sector partnerships.Local Workforce Investment Boards are skilled in convening these sector partnerships and provide logical forums for grounding proposed training and skill enhancement initiatives in the real world demands of industry for green economy workers.

 

For more information on the green principles of the Oregon Workforce Partneship click on the followng;.

http://www.oregonwfpartnership.org/ 

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Hundreds of youth have received job training, work readiness skill development, career counselling and a pay check through the Recovery Act funded Summer Youth programs of the Lane Workforce Partnership.  For many of these youth, this was their first experience with the world of work.  Many of them told us that this experience has had a significant impact on how they now think about their futures. 

Programs like these were run this summer throughout the state, helping thousands of youth become more ready for work, education and careers.  The Recovery Act has made a significant impact in the lives of these youth.

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