This Spring, students have gone behind the scenes at Instrument, Daimler, AWS Elemental, Kaiser Permanente, and many other leading employers. They’ve gotten advice about future plans from UP nursing students, designed their own pair of Stans, learned how to code, built their own trucks, and revived patients in a simulated code blue. Here’s what students say:
2019 Construction Camp: real-world opportunity for high schoolers
2019 Construction Camp: Explore the construction industry with some of the best contractors working on first-class projects in the Portland metro area.
“Very eye opening.” | Fall Career Days with PWA
Read about the Fall 2018 Career Days with Portland Workforce Alliance!
Opportunity Bank: Class Career Exploration in Portland Public Schools, 2018-19
The nonprofit Portland Workforce Alliance is working with Portland Public Schools to expand opportunities for high school students to explore careers at leading Portland employers.
Career Days: Helping students find their path to college, career
For many students, learning by doing is the most effective way of visualizing a path from the classroom to college or career. That’s the kind of thinking behind PWA Career Days.