Summer internship opportunities for young adults
The team at NEXT Success is busy preparing for SummerWorks to start soon! Over the course of approximately 8 weeks, SummerWorks provides the opportunity for young adults ages 16 – 24 who [...]
GRANTS AVAILABLE TO HOST FUTURE LEADERS PROJECT INTERNS IN SUMMER 2025!
Internship programs are a vital piece of our workforce development system, allowing businesses to recruit emerging talent, gain fresh perspective and have an extra hand to assist with projects [...]
Celebrating six years of helping young adults take their “Next” step to success
This year marks the sixth anniversary of Next, our region’s dedicated youth career and employment center. Founded by Workforce Southwest Washington (WSW), Next was established to address [...]
Apply for funding to host Future Leaders Project interns this summer!
Internship programs are a vital piece of our workforce system, giving businesses the opportunity to recruit emerging talent, gain fresh perspective and have an extra hand to assist with projects [...]
What’s Next? Youth employment center celebrates five years of successes
Five years ago, Next, our region’s only youth career and employment center, opened its doors to provide holistic career, education, training and support services for young adults ages 16 to 24. [...]
Report supports need for youth focused career, educational services in SW WA
The 2022 Opportunity Youth Report, from Workforce Southwest Washington (WSW) and its Columbia-Willamette Workforce Collaborative (CWWC) partners, found that an estimated 34,400 16-to-24-year-olds [...]
Manufacturing Day brings awareness, opportunity for teachers and students
With nearly 100,000 jobs and a payroll of $10.1 billion, the Advanced Manufacturing sector accounts for eight percent of the Portland-Southwest Washington region’s private sector employment and [...]
Future leader intern brings value to business, local Quality Jobs Initiative
As we celebrate Internship Awareness Month, Workforce Southwest Washington (WSW) takes pride in providing internship opportunities to local businesses through two programs, SummerWorks (for high [...]
Tyler Monk: Empowering underdogs to reach their full potential
How would our lives change if we could change our mindset to be prepared to respond to challenges that we come across? That’s what The Underdog Mentality aims to answer. Launched by Tyler Monk in [...]
Youth center helps young adults take “Next” step on their career path
Launched in Fall 2018 as an initiative of Workforce Southwest Washington (WSW), Next is a youth career and employment center, serving young adults (16 – 24 years old) across Clark, Cowlitz and [...]
