The Portland Workforce Alliance heads into its 14th year as a builder of business-education partnerships with a new slate of board leaders and a new executive director.
New Officers and Executive Director to Lead PWA in 2018-19
Two Portland career mentorship programs earn national attention
Two Portland after-school mentoring programs that encourage student interest in construction and design-related careers recently got a big dose of national attention, courtesy of the widely read Education Week.
Free tickets for high school girls to attend ChickTech conference
Are you a high school girl interested in learning more about technology? If so, consider attending the ACT-W Portland Conference at Portland State University on July 20-21 as a High School VIP. Deadline for tickets is July 9.
ACE Mentor Program of Oregon awards $80,000 in college scholarships to Portland-area seniors
The ACE Mentor Program of Oregon this week awarded $80,000 in college scholarships to 16 Portland-area seniors interested in pursuing careers in architecture, construction management and engineering.
PACE Mentorship Program gives students hands-on experience in the trades
PACE is a free after-school mentorship program that gives students the opportunity to work with plumbers, sheet metal workers, carpenters and electricians to learn the introductory skills needed for good paying careers in the trades. Students explore career fields