We bring Oregonians, businesses and jobs together to create a highly skilled workforce and a better economy.
WIBs Around the State
Oregon Workforce Partnership (OWP) is an association of seven Local Workforce Investments Boards (WIBs) leading Oregon's workforce, training and job placement systems to meet the needs of job seekers and businesses. Each year, OWP members invest more than $40 million throughout the state to educate and train more than 16,000 citizens and assist hundreds of employers. We do this because Oregon's future depends on keeping skilled workers and good companies thriving in our state.
- We are a public/private partnership driven by business leadership across the state. More than 160 Oregon companies serve on WIBs to increase Oregon's competitiveness in today's and tomorrow's global economy.
- We work community-by-community, so that education, training and job placement efforts are aligned with the unique needs of local industries and citizens.
AMERICA REINVESTMENT AND RECOVERY ACT 2009 (ARRA)
"This historic step won’t be the end of what we do to turn our economy around, but the beginning.
The problems that led us into this crisis are deep and widespread.
Our response must be equal to the task."
President Obama, 2/14/2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009. On Friday, March 27, 2009, we received notice that the State of Oregon will receive about $2.4 billion in Recovery Act resources to help promote the region's economic recovery and assist those most impacted by the recession acquire the skills they need to get back to work. These resources present an extraordinary and unique opportunity to advance the transformational efforts underway within the public workforce development system and to improve the development and capacity of the regional system to support individual and business prosperity.