A nine member Board of Directors leads the SWPTS. Board members
represent industry, education, an industry association and public agencies.
Incremental, coordinated steps with full cooperation from a variety of partners
is important to the long-term success of this training and delivery system
and continued industry support is critical. Therefore, industry is actively
involved and provides many resources (time, equipment, materials, counsel,
and active work) for this program.
The Oregon Economic and
Community Development Department is providing current funding for the program
in cooperation with Regional Investment Groups from Southeast Oregon,
Linn-Lincoln-Lane-Benton, Multnomah/Washington and the Department of Labor
through the Oregon Community College and Workforce Development Department.
Companies receiving training will provide cash match as well as In-Kind
match.
The original project
anticipated being self-sustaining at the end of two years of grant support
but operational reality proved the need for continuing support from external
funding agencies. These funds are providing much greater training results
than originally anticipated. As a result, present funding levels will enable
the program to continue uninterrupted for an extended period.
The original program involved mostly
trainings provided by Central Oregon Community College, Lane Community
College and Linn-Benton Community College. One of the major goals at present
is to involve the entire community college system within the state in
delivering training to companies within their respective service areas.
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