Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Architecture & Construction

• Building to Scale Construction Externships: 3-Day Experiences in June and July Building to Scale Registration
• Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Oregon Teacher Externships (Washington County sites), June 22nd-25th: 4-day experience in summer, AGC Flyer, AGC Registration
• International MASS Timber Conference: Portland, OR March 31 – April 2nd Explore cross-laminated timber (CLT), nail-laminated timber, glulam, mass plywood panels, dowel-laminated timber, and laminated veneer lumber; and the opportunities and obstacles in global design, construction, development, manufacturing, and more.
• OATA-OSU Shop Management Seminar “Welding and Woods Workshop” (Sutherlin High School), July 28-31st, OATA Registration
• AGC Virtual Series, Local Leaders: Free, hour-long virtual sessions highlight the career journey of a local construction industry leader.

Agriculture & Natural Resources

• OFRI Workforce Summit & Mapping the Course “The Way Forward for Forestry in 2026 and Beyond”: May 12-14th, Bend, OR – conference that provides in-depth analysis on forest products market challenges and opportunities facing the North American West Coast timberland region. Registration Open
• Intro to the Mass Timber Industry Educational Booklet: Check out this educational resource to incorporate knowledge about the mass timber industry into your classroom curriculum.
• OATA Oregon Agriculture Teacher’s Association 
• ONREA Oregon Natural Resource Educators Association
• Torchmate Trainings
• Oregon Farm to School & School Garden Conference: Jan. 29-30th – Corvallis, OR
• Nature Bridge Educator Development Program

Automotive, Welding & Clean Energy

• PCC Auto Collision Repair Program: Open House & Car Show – May 6th 11:00am-4:00pm Flyer
• Welding IRC Train the Trainer Workshop with Airgas: June 29-30th
• Union Pacific Railroad: Tracks to the Future: At PCC Swan Island Trades Center on April 30th, experience a chance to shape real career opportunities for local talent and strengthen our partnership for a lasting impact! Learn about Union Pacific and career paths to Engineering, Mechanical, Transportation plus role expectations and timelines. Registration Form

Bioscience & Biomedical Sciences

• Annual Conference for Bioscience Technology hosted by Oregon Bio Innovation & Workforce in Focus – Sept. 29-30, 2025 Portland, OR
• Oregon Life Sciences Rad Lab: Free, interactive video game that introduces students (ages 13-24+) to careers in life sciences, bioscience, biotechnology and device manufacturing. Access the teacher toolkit

Business, Accounting & Finance, Marketing

• Digital Marketing Certificates

Computer Science & Information Technology

• Oregon Computer Science Teachers Association Spring Conference Saturday, April 11, 2026 at George Fox University OregonCSTA Registration
• Oregon Game Project Challenge May 2, 2026 at Western Oregon University More Details
• 2026 AI Empowered EDU Conference University of Portland campus, May 12, 2026 Call for Proposals now open
• Oregon Computer Science Teacher Association SuperQuest TBD
• TechStart Foundation: Technology Teacher and Student Awards – Winner receives $1,000 stipend for classroom Nomination instructions: Teacher of the Year award
• Nurturing Inclusive Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Teacher Training Workshop at University of Oregon June 22-26, 2026. Teachers who complete the workshop will receive a $1,250 stipend and a 40-hour PDU Certificate. Complete Online Request Form – NICE Flyer – NICE Info Slides
• International Invitation Math Optimization Challenge (IIMOC) global competition where teams compete to minimize loss in the competition problem (i.e. create the best algorithm) over four weeks from Nov. 22nd – Dec. 30th IIMOC Website
• Computer Science for Oregon 2026 Summer Equity Symposium: Held in OSU-Cascades July 27-31st, this experience is open to Computer Science Educators and Administrators. Application
• IEEE Computer Society E-Learning

Culinary & Hospitality

• ProStart Professional Development for Educators: Each July

Digital Media & Broadcast Journalism

• Design Educators Summit July 14-17, 2025 Design Educators Summit Flyer

Education & Early Childhood Education

• Oregon Association for the Education of Young Children Early Childhood Summit: ORAEYC Fall Conference Oct. 9-10, 2025

Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing & Mechatronics

• Oregon Semiconductor Central
• Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center (OMIC) Columbia County Center
• FAST Frontiers of Advanced Semiconductor Technology
• Micro-Nano Technology Education Center (MNT-EC)
• Nomad Futurist
• Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)
• TechConnect World Innovation
• Advanced Manufacturing Technical Education Collaborative

Fine Arts & Theater

• AI Panel: “Art, Authorship & The Future in the Age of AI” PCC North View Gallery – Sat, Jan. 17th 12:00-1:00pm Exhibit Info

Health Sciences & Human Services

• Health Sciences CTE Teacher Workshop: Teaching the Whole Patient – May 7th, 4:30-6:30pm @ Lane ESD *Food provided, $75 participant stipend Flyer
• Newsletter for PCC’s Healthcare & Emergency Pathways : Subscribe here

Law & Public Safety

• LAPSEN: Law & Public Safety Education Network – Youth & Industry Career Pipeline
• Public Safety Cadets – Providing experiences for youth to focus on future careers in law enforcement.

Math & STEM Fields

• Oregon Math Leaders Conference, August 4-6th, 2026 – Corvallis, OR – More details TBD
• NW Math Conference “Intersections in Learning Math”, October 9-10, 2026 – Portland, OR Conference website
  • Hear from Oregon 2025 Teacher of the Year, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and more
• Oregon Math Leaders Network: Join this community of practitioners to implement and support math teaching and learning in Oregon. Virtual meetings take place on the third Thursday of each month at 8:30am Register Now