WIN Team members provide a coordinated access to a vast network of available resources. Robert J. Newton states, “The single most important element to the success of the WIN Team, has been the dedication of Ray Clore, SEDCOR’s Business Retention and Expansion Manager.” Ray’s dedication and commitment have shaped this partnership and demonstrates the benefits of business and government working together.

WIN Team Members

Chemeketa Community College - Training & Economic Development Center (www.chemeketa.edu/programs/tedcenter) – The TED Center offers complete assessment, training and economic development resources. Their services include expert trainers and business advisors, with value-added services such as curriculum design, performance consulting, assessment and training methods analysis and customized training and seminars.

The Enterprise for Employment and Education
(www.e3board.info) The Enterprise is a public-private partnership board dedicated to assessing the current and future workforce needs of Marion, Polk and Yamhill Counties. They promote collaborative solutions to address the needs of both job seekers and employers. The Enterprise utilizes all the resources at its disposal to ensure that employers will have a skilled workforce, the ability to maintain and develop that workforce and that individuals will be sufficiently skilled to take advantage of employment opportunities. They offer a forum to facilitate partnerships, increase coordination between the members to reduce duplication.

Mid-Willamette Staffing Association
(www.sedcor.com/MWSA.html) – MWSA’s goal is to offer specialized employment services to business and job seekers. The MWSA provides direct hire, professional, temporary and temp to hire placement, drug screens, background checks, employment verification, skill testing, personnel administration and payroll services. A system is in place to certify staffing agencies. By learning pertinent information about the programs offered by the job and career centers, certified agencies are able to market MWWN services. This partnership allows anyone who is not able to obtain employment through the staffing agencies to continue their job search and career development through the MWWN.

Mid-Willamette Workforce Network
(www.work-life-success.com) – MWWN, a partner in Worksource Oregon, is a group of seven Job and Career Centers throughout Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties. Chemeketa Community College, Oregon Employment Department and the Department of Human Services provide services at each center. The Job and Career Centers services include expertise on federal and state workforce programs, recruitment, screening and referrals, labor market information, access to customized training services and referral to small business services.

The Oregon Economic and Community Development Department
(www.egov.oregon.gov/WORKSOURCE/) OECDD, guided by the needs of business and industry, awards grants to educational institutions, unions and trade associations in order to help build training programs. Employers provide matching funds and in-kind services to demonstrate their commitment to improving workforce quality. Through its Targeted Workforce Development Training, the department continues to help Oregon businesses organize their workforce needs into affordable programs that improve worker skills and strengthen their ability to compete.

Oregon Employment Department
(www.employment.oregon.gov) – The Department is an active partner in the development of the state’s workforce. Their mission is to promote employment of Oregonians through developing a diversified, multi-skilled workforce, promoting quality child care, and providing support during periods of unemployment. Through 47 offices across the state, they serve job seekers and employers. They help workers find suitable employment, provide qualified applicants for employers, supply statewide and local labor market information and provide unemployment insurance benefits to workers temporarily unemployed through no fault of their own.

SEDCOR
(www.sedcor.com) – Business outreach is a strategic agenda for SEDCOR through contact with local businesses. SEDCOR’s pro-active approach and contacts with both the private and public sectors promotes access to local business needs. A strong connection with the City of Salem and Marion and Polk Counties strengthens their ability to help companies with retention and expansion issues.

The overall pace of business has accelerated to a stunning degree. The Workforce Integrated Network Team listens to businesses, answers questions and provides a coordinated access to resources. Strategies, tools and training are provided to meet the challenges the emerging workforce faced by high technology and multinational corporations. WIN Team member Ron Hulett, TED Center, Chemeketa Community College, brings it into perspective: “In attracting and retaining business, we are competing against the world, not just the other towns in this area.”