C-TEC Youth Services (WIOA)
C-TEC Youth Services supports 16-24-year-old youth experiencing barriers to employment or education. Career advisers help youth create goal plans that best fit their interests and strengths, and connect to the many resources and opportunities available to them. The program emphasizes collaborative partnerships among regional school districts, Clackamas Career and Technical Education Consortium, Clackamas Community College, WorkSource Clackamas, Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) and other community agencies. Funding includes a federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grant through Clackamas Workforce Partnership.
Program Contacts
Teaching & Learning News
Clackamas Connect Career Hub: A new platform linking schools with local employers for career development opportunities
Clackamas Education Service District is excited to introduce the Clackamas Connect Career Hub, an easy-to-use online platform designed to bridge the gap between schools and industry partners. This resource gives educators direct access to regional employers eager to collaborate with schools and career and technical education programs. The Clackamas Connect [...]
Staff spotlight: Bill Blevins, regional coordinator of career and technical education
Career and technical education offers students valuable hands-on experience in high-demand fields like health care, engineering, information technology and manufacturing. CTE programs not only equip students with the practical skills needed for today’s jobs; they also contribute to graduation rates nearly 10 percentage points higher than those of students who [...]
Staff spotlight: Dan Kimbrow, multilingual learner specialist
Multilingual learners, often from immigrant or refugee backgrounds, face additional challenges in their education as they build English language proficiency. Dan Kimbrow, a multilingual learner specialist at Clackamas Education Service District, supports educators and other school district teams in building skills, strategies and resources needed to bridge gaps in multilingual [...]
