APlanforOregon’sFutureGovernorKateBrownislaunchingFutureReadyOregontoprovideskillandjobtrainingtostudentsandadults,helpingtoclosethegapbetweentheskillsthatOregon’sworkershaveandtheskillsthatOregon’sgrowingbusinessesneed.• Lastyear,privatebusinessesinOregonreported66,600job

vacancies.• Stateeconomistsareprojecting27,000high-wage,high-demand

jobopeningseachyearthrough2024.FutureReadyOregonpreparesourfutureworkforcebymakinginvestmentsineducationthatuseshands-onlearning:

o Dedicate$300milliontoCareerTechnicalEducation(CTE)classesinthe2019-2021statebudget

o Makehands-onlearningprogramsavailableineveryschooldistrictin

Oregon

o EnsureeverystudentinOregonhastheopportunitytoparticipateinhands-onlearningprograms

FutureReadyOregonpreparesourcurrentworkforcebyarmingthemwiththeskillstheyneedtohelpOregon’seconomygrow

o Next-GenApprenticeships

§ ExpandregisteredapprenticeshipopportunitiestofieldslikeIT,healthcare,advancedwoodmanufacturing,andhigh-techmanufacturing.

o Turnwageearnersintojobcreators(HouseBill4144)§ Helpsmid-careerconstructionprofessionalsstarttheirownbusiness,

andprovidesincentivetoattractandretainnew,youngtalentintotheworkforce.

• DirectstheConstructionContractorsBoardandtheBuildingCodesDivisiontowaiveallstatefeesandformaleducationrequirementsforaspiringentrepreneurswhohaveworkedintheconstructionindustryformorethaneightyears.

• OpensupanexistingfundatBusinessOregontothesenewsmallbusinesses,tohelpwithup-frontcosts.OnlyavailableforbusinessesinruralOregonwhoworkonaffordable,low-,andmoderate-incomehousing.

• DirectstheHigherEducationCoordinatingCommissiontogivegrantfundingtorecruit,hire,andretainOregoniansnewtotheconstructionworkforce.

o IncreaseaffordablehousingsupplyinruralOregon

§ RegionalSolutionstoworkwithstateagenciesandpartnerwithlocalcommunities,thebusinesssector,andprivatedeveloperstoaddressthehousingshortageforworkingfamiliesinOregon.

o EnsureinvestmentsbythestatearefeltequitablyacrossOregon

§ BusinessOregontofocusonruralareas,communitiesofcolor,andOregon’sninetribes.

§ HigherEducationCoordinatingCommissionandBusinessOregontoincreasecollaborationtomatchhigh-growthindustrieswithjobtrainingprograms.

o Easeentrytohighgrowthindustries§ Stateagenciestoalignqualificationsforentry-levelhealthcare,

homecare,andcommunityhealthjobs;workerswillbeabletotrainforseveralsectorsoftheindustryatonce.