Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Why Occupational Skills Training at PCC?

PCC’s Occupational Skills Training (OST) is a cost-effective worker training program using a worksite-based training model. Every year, our program helps hundreds of students train in their chosen occupational area, preparing them for employment. If you’re looking for a way to get bottom-line results quickly, Occupational Skills Training is a great choice. Consider Occupational Skills Training as your first choice for training.

We are flexible and committed to your client’s training needs! Occupational Skills Training regularly works with:

• Disabled veterans
• State vocational rehabilitation customers
• Injured workers in both Oregon and Washington
• Oregon Employment Department’s Trade Act program

Our program is a Career Technical Education program training students to a career pathway. We invest time in our training plans, which range from 3 months to 2 years, and provide students with a long-term vocational path.

What does Occupational Skills Training offer?

• Flexibility
  • Plans can start at any time.
  • We offer an open-entry, open-exit training model.
• Variety
  • Occupational goals represent nearly every industry.
  • Call us if you seek training for something unique.
• Individualized plan and curriculum
  • Every plan can be customized.
• Location
  • We work throughout Oregon, Washington, and beyond.
  • Call us for details.
• Credentials
  • Students can earn Portland Community College certificates.
    • Less than one year certificate
    • One-year certificate
    • Two-year certificates are available.
• Access
  • No academic prerequisites are required to participate in this program.
• Hands-on and worksite-based training
  • Training takes place at an employer host site.
  • Occupational Skills Training is great for your clients who prefer hands-on, real-world experience.
• Tuition-based pricing
  • Call for a quote.

You can count on the OST team to:

• Prepare your clients for employment
  • Employers move applicants with hands-on experience to the front of the line.
• Communicate
  • We remain in contact with students, host sites, and you throughout the training.
• Document training and progress with timesheets, trainer reports, and quarterly reviews.
• Bring expertise
  • Occupational Skills Training is the largest program of it’s kind in Oregon.
  • Our team has over 30 combined years of experience, and this program has been helping students for over 20 years at Portland Community College.
• Provide workers compensation coverage for each student while training at an employer host site.
• Consult with you
  • Call us if you are having difficulty finding a host employer.
• Bring results
  • Over 50% of OST students are offered employment at the host training site. Many others go on to find related employment elsewhere.
  • Wages average over $20 per hour.

Certificates

Degrees and certificates by number of terms to complete

Award	Length	Financial aid eligible	Currently accepting students?
Certificate: Occupational Skills Training	2 years	ban	Yes, contact us at 971-722-6127 or ost@pcc.edu to get started.
Certificate: Occupational Skills Training	1 year	ban
Certificate: Occupational Skills Training	Less than 1 year	ban

Locations

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  Southeast