Overview
Oregon’s Career Connected Learning (CCL) Resource Hub is an innovative online platform designed to promote equitable access to career-connected learning opportunities statewide. The platform serves as a comprehensive digital resource for educators, students, parents, community members, and industry partners, offering tools to foster meaningful engagement in career education. It provides a centralized location to access lesson plans, curriculum guides, career exploration tools, and resources that connect students to high-wage, high-demand careers.
Key Features and Functions
A standout feature of the platform is the CCL Partner Network, a collaborative online space where educators across Oregon can:
Connect and share resources
Exchange best practices
Engage in forums and group messaging
Build a community of practice to support each other’s efforts in advancing career-connected learning
In addition to fostering professional collaboration, the platform serves as an event hub, enabling users to post and discover career-related activities, webinars, and professional development opportunities across the state.
Support for Team Oregon Build and Industry Engagement
The CCL Resource Hub plays an essential role in supporting key initiatives like Team
Oregon Build (TOB). It provides a dedicated page featuring:
Program details for students, educators and community partners
Curriculum resources and lesson plans aligned with the construction trades
Information on upcoming construction projects for students and educators
Opportunities for community and industry involvement, ensuring seamless collaboration between schools, non-prots, and employers
This integration streamlines access to resources and makes it easy for users to participate in initiatives like TOB, ensuring that students have opportunities to explore careers in the construction trades.
Promoting Equity and Career Access Across Oregon
The CCL Resource Hub reflects Oregon’s commitment to equity in education by providing an accessible online format that allows all students—regardless of geographic or economic barriers—to explore career possibilities. The platform helps:
Ensure students in rural or underserved areas have access to CCL opportunities.
Align educational resources with state workforce needs, supporting Oregon’s goals
to prepare students for in-demand industries.
Empower educators and industry partners to collaborate more eectively by
providing easy access to tools, resources, and networks.
Impact and Alignment with State Goals
By bringing together statewide resources in a single, accessible platform, the CCL
Resource Hub plays a vital role in advancing Oregon’s career-connected learning efforts. It promotes collaboration between education and industry and aligns with the state’s workforce development strategies by:
Preparing students for skilled careers that meet critical industry needs.
Supporting educator networks that foster innovation in career education.
Creating a pipeline of talent that connects education with opportunities
The CCL Resource Hub serves as a cornerstone of Oregon’s efforts to equip students with the skills they need to succeed and make meaningful contributions to their communities.
Conclusion
Oregon’s Career Connected Learning Resource Hub is transforming how students,
educators and partners engage with career education. By providing equitable access to
essential resources and encouraging collaboration through the CCL Partner Network,
the platform helps ensure that students across the state are prepared for the future.
Whether through key initiatives like Team Oregon Build or daily teaching and learning
activities, the CCL Resource Hub empowers partners to align education with workforce
demands so that Oregon students are equipped to thrive in high-demand industries.
As TOB continues, the initiative stands as a beacon for how state agencies, Tribes and industry can work in synergy, addressing pressing challenges while building a stronger and more resilient future for Oregon.
Please contact Jim Taylor: [email protected] for more information about agency engagement to support Team Oregon Build
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