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Career Summit focuses on north Portland employment and skill issues
Photos and story by James Hill
CASCADE CAMPUS – On Monday, May 9, the Portland Community College Skill Center and Trades and Industry departments hosted the North/Northeast Jobs and Career Summit.
Among the guests were Sen. President Peter Courtney, Sen. Pro Tem President Margaret Carter and City Commissioner and former PCC board member Dan Saltzman. The summit included community ministerial leaders, criminal justice representatives and local community service-providers connected with Cascade Campus programs. Community stakeholders met to explore areas of human and workforce development needs and strategies for low-income residents. Cascade students, including Jefferson High School students enrolled in Skill Center classes, also attended. The summit examined problems facing unemployed and underemployed individuals in the north and northeast area of Portland.
"They worked on ways to develop strategies to involve the community in breaking down barriers to education, training and career pathways," said Randy Blakely, director of the PCC Skill Center. "Sen. Courtney particularly concentrated his presentation on his commitment to seeing that K-12 and community colleges receive necessary funding for education and workforce development."
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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 »