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The Oregon Consortium (TOC) and Oregon Workforce Alliance (OWA) is a public/private partnership that was established by business leaders and public officials more than 25 years ago to help revitalize the economies of Oregon’s twenty-four rural counties.  As we are working together, we are establishing a rural leadership network guided by the vision to be the driving force for an evolution in attitudes and behavior at every level, that embraces, the necessity for Oregon’s citizens, business and industries to “skill up,” ultimately revolutionizing our rural economies.  This vision is supported by the development and targeted investment of revenues, curriculum, infrastructure, political pathways and partnerships. In 1981, local elected officials from Oregon’s twenty-four rural counties created TOC as a conduit and organizing hub for federal workforce and economic development funds.  In 2008-2009, TOC and its regional grant recipients will administer more than $15 million dollars on behalf of the member counties.  Each county appoints a local elected official (County Commissioner or Judge) to the TOC Board of Directors.   The other half of the partnership, OWA, consists of 48 members, a majority of which come from business and industry, and also include members representing the private-non-profit and public sectors.  OWA is designated by the State of Oregon as a Workforce Investment Board for the purpose of receiving federal Workforce Investment Act funds.   In a blended fashion, these two bodies oversee the administration of the Workforce Investment Act, and a variety of other grants and projects.  The administrative office is located in Albany, and interacts with a network of regional grant recipients, service providers and regional workforce investment boards.  Additional info: TOC/OWA has a long history as a leader and innovator in the Workforce Development arena.  Awards and citations for the organizations date back to the 1980’s and as recently as August of 2004. Benefits of the Consortium include technical and program assistance for National Emergency Grants and Disaster Grants currently underway.  Opportunities to participate in innovative programs such as the Rural Oregon Partnership for Employment project for youth offenders – currently in progress across the 24 counties, as well as on-going programmatic guidance, quality assurance and technical assistance.

The Oregon Consortium & Oregon Workforce Alliance
Helping Rural Oregon Work
260 SW Ferry, Suite 202 / Albany, OR 97321
541.928.0241 fax 541.928.3096

Equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available
upon request to individuals with disabilities (TTY/TDD: 541-928-3096)

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