Joe Spagnualo was interviewed by KTVL promoting the RogueCareers website. To read more, or view the news segment, click the RogueCareers KTVL Interview button.
More videos can be seen on the RogueCareers Youtube channel, featuring regular segments by KOBI.
The Rogue Workforce Partnership will have a limited amount of funding that can help support and sustain local restaurants during this challenging time. Grant applicants need to:
Preference will be given to applicants who have sought Technical Assistance from the Oregon Restaurant COVID Assistance (ORCA) project. Connect with your local ORCA advisor: Michael Lainoff, ORCA Project, Managerorca@oregonsbdc.org, (541) 896-1714 – https://oregonsbdc.org/orca/
Awards are between $500 and $1200. Funds are limited so apply soon. Click on the button below to apply online. For more information, including possible expenditure requests, view the Flyer for Restaurant Employers.
Guy Tauer, Oregon Employment Department Regional Economist, shares an economic report related to the workforce for the Rogue Valley.
The report was shared at the Rogue Workforce Partnership Quarterly Meeting on January 15th, 2021.
Quarterly Workforce Board Meeting for the Roque Workforce Partnership conducted on Zoom, January 15, 2021.
The meeting included:
– Economic Update by Guy Tauer, Oregon Employment Department Regional Economist
– Review of the Local WIOA Plan
– RWP Strategic Roadmap
– Reimaging Workforce Rogue Valley
To view the full meeting video click HERE.
Rogue Workforce Partnership announces Disaster Recovery Employment Grants. These grants give employers access to a crew of temporary workers with clean-up, recovery, and humanitarian efforts related to the recent fire disaster in our region or the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. There’s no cost to the employer. Read the media release or visit the Disaster Recovery Employment Grant web page.
The Oregon Office of Economic Analysis recently shared an online presentation of economic and revenue forecasts for the state. The presentation addresses the impact of COVID-19, Federal policy decisions and state decisions on managing the pandemic. Click HERE to view the slide presentation.
The Rogue Workforce Partnership Board met on September 30th and included elections, budget approval, Wildfire updates, addition of the Wildland Firefighting/Forestry sector, Strategic Roadmap, Essential/Personal Effectiveness Skills, Reimaging Higher Education and honoring Ron Fox.
To view the video click HERE.
The September Workforce Systems Quarterly Newsletter is HERE!
This quarter’s issue discusses:
– Wildland Fire Workforce Response
– Sector Strategy Updates (including the launch of Wildland Firefighting/Forestry and Construction)
– Reinventing Job Recruitment in the Age of COVID-19
– RCC’s new Health Professions Center
– Caregiver’s and CNA Training
– WorkSource Rogue Valley’s One-Stop Center Update
– College Dreams is now Project Youth+
– Personal Effectiveness and Essential Employability Skills updates
– Reimagining Higher Education
– Initiatives to expand Broadband Internet Access and Child Care capacities
– Grant updates
– Welcome to Susan Bruce
– and Remembering Ron Fox
A list of Donation and Recovery resources can be downloaded as a PDF. Click HERE to view the list. As new resources are added we will update the list.
There is also a Wildfire Resource webpage.
Thank you to all the First Responders, Firefighters, Utility Workers and Volunteers who are working so hard to support our communities.
Dr. Shames, Jackson County’s Medical Director/Health Officer, shares what is currently known about COVID-19 (as of September, 2020). He explains the complexity of this virus including: how the virus spreads, who gets sick, and what we can do about it. Dr Shames also looks at the Socio-Economic and Racial disparities that exist within COVID-19. Additionally Sensitivity, Specificity, and Mitigation Strategies are defined.
Watch the video.
