ATTACHMENT C
Portland Public Schools
Career Learning Requirements
A. Registration on Oregon Connections
1) The Contractor is required to register on the District’s approved Career Learning database tool, Oregon
Connections, which is located at http://oregonconnections.nepris.com
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When registering, the Contractor must follow the detailed instructions attached.
2) The Contractor must offer career learning opportunities as follows:
a) If this contract has a value between $100,000 and $1,000,000, Contractor must:
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Register with Oregon Connections and offer at least two Career Learning opportunities to PPS
students, and
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Complete the attached fillable “Business Profile Template” and return with your contract.
b) If this contract has a value greater than $1,000,000, the Contractor must:
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Register with Oregon Connections and offer at least four Career Learning opportunities for PPS
students;
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Complete the attached fillable “Business Profile Template” and return with your contract; and
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Register to participate as an exhibitor in the Portland Workforce Alliance’s annual Northwest Youth
Careers Expo every year during the active term of the contract. Follow the detailed registration
instructions attached. (If Contractor is unable to participate as an exhibitor, Contractor must register to
participate as a sponsor at an equivalent level.)
B. Program Administration
1) Contractors will report registrations to the District prior to contract execution:
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The Contractor must submit the registration confirmation email or similar proof of registration to the
District with its signed contract.
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The Contractor must submit the “Business Profile Template” to the District with its signed contract.
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For contracts greater than $1,000,000, the Contractor must submit proof of registration for the
Northwest Youth Careers Expo to the District with its signed contract.
2) Contractors will receive requests from schools through Oregon Connections to provide Career Learning
opportunities to PPS students.
3) Contractors will coordinate with the District’s Career Pathways Department and local school Career
Coordinators to plan, schedule, and conduct events.
4) Career Coordinators will coordinate student participation before and during scheduled events and activities.
Please send any questions about these Career Learning Requirements to [email protected]
the next generation web-based tool
connecting K-20 educators with
industry professionals
Thank you for your willingness to help students become better prepared to enter tomorrow’s
workforce. Oregon Connections can help you share your skills, knowledge, and interests with the schools
and students in your community. The easy-to-use tool enables educators to match student-learning
needs with professionals whose skills fit their request. This guide will help you get started by identifying
when, where, and how you would like to participate. It only takes a few minutes to register. Your efforts
will make a real difference.
Oregon Connections is the next generation, web-based tool that makes it easy for industry professionals
to connect with K-20 educators. Professionals can share their skills and expertise to bring real-world,
authentic learning opportunities to all our students helping to create the next generation of innovators.
Through in-person matches and virtual sessions, professionals can help students and teachers connect
their classroom to the world of work.
We believe the system can help streamline career exploration requests from schools and teachers while
providing a vehicle for you and your colleagues to “opt in” to a defined set of volunteer activities like job
shadows, guest speakers, and mock interviews. Getting started is simple -- just complete these three
easy steps.
1. Register with Oregon Connections: Establish your username and login information.
2. Create a Professional Profile: Identify your experience/expertise and the types of activities you
are willing to participate in.
3. Submit a Business Profile: Enter a brief description of your company, which allows educators to
tailor their requests to your industry and specialties.
That’s it! Oregon Connections will match your profile with career learning requests from PPS teachers
and manage the process of connecting in-person or virtually to share your expertise. Once a match is
made, you will receive an email with the details of the requested opportunity and you can choose to
accept the match and schedule the experience.
Anxious to get started helping students explore their career options? You can also offer career learning
opportunities, and Oregon Connections will connect you with the right classroom.
Visit Oregon Connections at: http://oregonconnections.nepris.com
If you have any additional questions please contact the
Oregon Connections | Industry Administrator for your region:
Reese Lord | [email protected] | 503.478.7340
Step 1: Oregon Connections Registration
A. Go to: http://oregonconnections.nepris.com and select
the link “SIGN UP for free!”
B. Enter your name, email address, and create a unique
username for your profile.
C. Select “Sign Up.”
Step 2: Professional Profile
A. Begin setting up your user profile
by completing the required fields.
B. Under “role” and “organization”,
select “Industry Professional” and
“Corporation.”
C. Under “Preferred School
Districts,” enter “Portland SD 1J.”
D. Fill in the boxes requiring
information about your industry,
company, position, and skills.
Be sure to enter “PPS_Procurement”
in the “Your Affiliations” field.
NOTE: All data-entry fields are auto-fill
enabled. Start typing and a list of
options appear.
E. How would you like to volunteer? Select all that apply – see definitions below. Any potential
volunteer opportunity will include a detailed description, so you can determine if it is a good fit.
In-School Volunteer/Mentor: Activities include speaking Job Shadow/Externship: Teach students (and educators)
in a classroom, participating in a career fair, advising
about potential careers by “shadowing” the daily
students on a project.
routines and activities of individual workers.
Out-of-Schooltime Volunteer/Mentor: Same options as Internships: Internships are short-term, work-basedabove – but often with community-based organizations learning experiences -- requests will be routed through
that organize activities outside the regular school day. an intermediary that manages these opportunities.
Company Visit/Field Trip: Host a group of students at
STEM Camps/Workshops: Do you have a workshop that
your worksite to explore career options and the world of you’re willing to offer to students? Select this option and
work firsthand.
then “Offer” it within Oregon Connections.
BUSINESS PROFILE TEMPLATE
Step 3: Business Profile
Please complete the information below and return this form with your contract.
Organization: Click to enter text
Website:
Click to enter URL
Industries:
Click to enter text
Location:
Click to enter text
Specialties:
Click to enter text
Enter your company name as you would like it displayed.
Identify the primary industry – only one please.
Identify 5-10 key functional areas. This aids the matching process.
Enter your organization’s primary web address.
List your primary location(s) within Oregon.
Company Size: Choose an item.
Select the appropriate range for the number of employees in your
organization. If your business has multiple locations (national/global),
select the number of employees in Oregon.
Affiliations: Portland Public Schools (“PPS_Procurement”)
Description: Enter a brief description of your company. Think of this as the “About Us” section of your website.
Logo: If you would like your company logo to appear on
your profile page, please attach a .gif, .jpeg. or .png file with
your submission.
attach
image file
About the NW Youth Careers Expo
The annual NW Youth Careers Expo, hosted by the nonprofit Portland Workforce Alliance, is the state’s largest career
education experience for high school students. It shows students the region's amazing diversity of career opportunities,
as well as the skills and education needed for those jobs.
The Expo's goals are to connect employers to their future workforce and help students make informed, inspired
decisions about their education after high school – whether they choose a four-year university, community college or
apprenticeship training center. The Expo grows every year, attracting many thousands of students and more than 100 of
the region’s top employers and postsecondary partners.
Expo sponsor and exhibitor opportunities
Become a sponsor: Generous sponsors make the Expo possible. Sponsors also invest in the year-round work of PWA,
supporting high school students and the region’s future workforce.
How your sponsorship helps: Your sponsorship helps pay for Expo costs. Our expenses include facility rental, booths,
personnel and the PWA Breakfast. Our expense budget also includes significant funds to help high schools cover the
costs of student transportation and substitute teachers.
Become an exhibitor: Join the region’s leading businesses and organizations in telling students about career
opportunities. Our exhibitors include top employers from every major sector, such as health care, business, technology,
advanced manufacturing, construction, clean energy, government and the creative industries. They also include colleges
and other postsecondary partners.
Registration is easy
Become a sponsor:
Go to www.portlandworkforcealliance.org/expo and click on “Sponsor the Expo.” Register
online or use the printable form.
Become an exhibitor:
Go to www.portlandworkforcealliance.org/expo and click on “Become an exhibitor.”
Register online or use the printable form.
Questions? Want to learn more?
PWA works with employers to offer career-learning experiences for students year-round, including career days,
mentorship programs, internships, mock interviews and classroom presentations.
Visit PWA’s “Contact us” page at http://www.portlandworkforcealliance.org/
Big dreams. Good jobs. All students.