NEWS RELEASE: BOLI will host Pacific Northwest Apprenticeship Education Conference

[Burr, Charlie]

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For Immediate Release
April 1, 2016
CONTACT: Charlie Burr, (971) 673-0788

BOLI will host Pacific Northwest Apprenticeship Education Conference
Apprenticeship experts to meet in Portland to discuss expanding economic opportunity

PORTLAND, OR-The Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) will host the 2016 Pacific Northwest Apprenticeship Education Conference in Portland as educators, industry associations, and apprenticeship sponsors from the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia meet and discuss how best to strengthen registered apprenticeship programs.

Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. and the Oregon Building Congress will co-host the event. Organizers expect more than 300 attendees.

"A skilled workforce is central to our region's ability to attract and retain well-paying jobs," said Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian. "I'm pleased that Oregon will host this gathering of apprenticeship experts so that we can expand economic opportunity to more workers around the Northwest."

Other conference speakers will include Alaska Labor Commissioner Heidi Drygas and Matt Miller, author of "Ditch That Textbook". KGW's Drew Carney will emcee the event.

What:                    Pacific Northwest Apprenticeship Education Conference 2016
Date:                     Tuesday, May 24th through Wednesday, May 25th
Location:              DoubleTree Hilton Hotel and Conference Center
1000 NE Multnomah St.
Portland, OR

The conference will focus on four areas involving the skilled trades:

*         Non-traditional apprenticeship

*         Education (K-12, career and technical education, community colleges)

*         Government (Mandatory utilization, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act)

*         Construction trades apprenticeship

Workshop sessions<https://sites.google.com/site/pnwapprenticeshipconference/agenda> will cover topics such as supporting advanced manufacturing, career and technical education expansion, and attracting under-represented populations to the trades.

In late 2014, the Institute for Women's Policy Research<http://www.iwpr.org/> and Jobs for the Future<http://www.jff.org/> recognized Oregon's efforts<http://www.oregon.gov/boli/SiteAssets/pages/press/12.11.14%20Few%20states%20utilize%20available%20federal%20dollars%20for%20gender%20diversity%20in%20construction%20jobs.pdf> to attract more women and people of color into apprenticeships focused on the heavy highway construction workforce.

Visit: www.apprenticeshipconferences.com<http://www.apprenticeshipconferences.com> for registration, call for proposals, event agenda and sponsorship information.

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For more information about BOLI's efforts to support Oregon employers and protect Oregon's workforce, visit http://www.oregon.gov/BOLI.


Charlie Burr
Communications Director
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 1045
Portland, Oregon  97232
Tel:  971-673-0788
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