MHCC will use the funds to create a system to bring specialized training to employers in the advanced 制造业 industry with an emphasis on semiconductors. This system will have four core components: a mobile lab that can be used on site at 制造业 companies, 教师和行业专家合作提供培训, 通过学生资源为参与者提供全面支持, 以及与半导体雇主合作的训练营培训.

授予MHCC的拨款是未来准备俄勒冈倡议的一部分, 它是在2022年通过参议院第1545号法案成立的. This groundbreaking $200 million investment package is designed to enhance Oregon's workforce system through grant-funded programs and strategic policies that foster innovative collaborations between employers, 教育机构, 社区组织. The primary focus is on creating opportunities for historically underserved and underrepresented communities, 包括成人学习者, 下岗工人, 和脱节的年轻人. Future Ready Oregon seeks to bolster the state's economic competitiveness by eliminating barriers to education and employment, 培养多元化的员工队伍, 解决企业当前和未来的劳动力需求.

劳动力准备补助金是更广泛的未来准备俄勒冈倡议的重要组成部分, 总投资为9500万美元, 使其成为一揽子投资计划中最大的一部分. HECC管理着未来准备俄勒冈州的大部分投资，包括劳动力准备补助金. These grants are pivotal in supporting the recruitment and retention of a diverse workforce in key sectors of Oregon's economy, 即医疗保健, 制造业, 和技术.

"This $1 million investment will enable us to create a transformative system that brings advanced 制造业 training, 专注于半导体, 给我们的社区. 这一举措完全符合我们对公平、创新和伙伴关系的承诺. 在一起, 我们将加强俄勒冈州的劳动力, 消除贸易壁垒, 为我们的州建立一个更具竞争力和包容性的未来,” Mt. 胡德社区学院院长. 丽莎·斯卡里说.

These grants prioritize new and innovative education and training programs that center on partnerships and collaboration. Such programs are designed to rethink workforce education and training by identifying and addressing barriers to participation, 项目完成, 职业发展. This approach includes providing participants with the necessary support and wraparound services to ensure their success.

MHCC始终致力于促进公平的劳动力发展, 培养创新, and nurturing strategic partnerships that will drive Oregon's economic competitiveness into the future.