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On Friday, May 1, our Director of Business Services, Darcy Hoffman, participated in a webinar for Southwest Washington Contractors Association (SWCA) members to help them get back to work as they [...]

As the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic continues, the workforce system continues to see large impacts. Current state Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, our Business Services team has been [...]

Workforce COVID-19 Update – March 26, 2020 While the full ramifications of the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic will likely not be fully understood for many months, in the short-term as health [...]

COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) In these challenging and rapidly-changing times, it’s hard to know where to turn for the assistance you need. WSW and our partners have compiled the list of [...]

Vancouver, Wash. (March 17, 2020) – Starting Wed., March 18, 2020 WorkSource offices across Washington State (American Job Centers) will be closed for in-person customer service and will be [...]

Youth Employment Summit (YES) Supporters and Partners: First, thank you for being such wonderful supporters and partners of our work. Without all of you, we wouldn’t be able to achieve the [...]

WSW is pleased to share a draft of our region’s Strategic Workforce Plan 2020-2024. Once finalized, the plan will guide regional solutions for workforce development in Clark, Cowlitz and [...]

Workforce Southwest Washington (WSW) CEO Kevin Perkey has been elected Chair of the Washington Workforce Association (WWA) for a two-year term beginning January 2020. As Chair, Perkey will work [...]

In today’s tight labor market, if your company is having difficulty finding candidates to fill your open jobs, consider veterans. Focusing on recruiting and hiring veterans has been a successful [...]

Apprenticeships are good for businesses and employees By Melissa Boles, Program Manager When I graduated from high school in 2006, I didn’t even know what an apprenticeship was. I had been told I [...]