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Students needed for high tech skills program
Photos and story by James Hill
BEAVERTON, Ore. – Portland Community College and a consortium of circuit board manufacturers in Washington County are offering non-native English speakers a skills program that will allow them a pathway into the high-tech field.The Entry-Level High Tech Skills Training program is a free six-week course at Capital Career Center (18624 N.W. Walker Road). The training will be from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, from March 8 through April 16. The training consists of an introduction to the high tech industry; a tour of the consortium’s companies; safety on the job; communication and teamwork; an introduction to statistical process control; learning employer expectations; and reading, writing, math and basic computer skills.The requirements for entry into the short-term training are that individuals be 18 years of age or older; have proper work authorization documents (documents will be verified); conversational English skills; and possess basic math skills.Consortium members include Merix Corporation, Vanguard EMS, Matsushita Electronic Materials, Inc., and Benchmark Electronics. The electronic manufacturing consortium plans to hire from the pool of students completing the training. The program will offer job-search assistance.For more information, contact Eduardo Garnica, employment specialist in PCC workforce development, at 503-533-2819, or egarnica@pcc.edu.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »