EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

This site is designed to help employees and employers locate opportunities for updating their knowledge and skills. Each 2- and 4-year college/university offers professional development programs and services, typically through continuing education/extended education offices. Programs may take the form of degree minors, certificates, licensure programs, workshops, colloquiums, and "just-in-time" seminars. Many programs offer college credit which may be required to renew professional licenses.  (Oregon licensing boards are listed below.)  Many noncredit opportunities are available as well. The delivery method of programs and services are varied. Instruction at the employer's site, on-campus instruction, and delivery via instructional technology (for example, computers, interactive television) are commonly used. Employers interested in contracting for specific educational needs (tailor-made programs) should contact the continuing education offices at postsecondary institutions.

INSTITUTIONS/UNITS WITH PROGRAMS/SERVICES

• Oregon Community Colleges
• Job Training Partnership Act
• Eastern Oregon University Division of Distance Education
• OSU Extended Campus
• OSU Statewide Extension Services
• OSU Cascades Campus (Bend)
• Oregon Institute of Technology
• Portland State University School of Extended Studies
• Southern Oregon University Extended Campus Programs
• Western Oregon University Division of Extended Programs
• University of Oregon Continuation Center
• Oregon Health Sciences University
• CAPITAL Center (Beaverton)
• Oregon Center for Advanced Technology Education (OCATE)
• Oregon Executive Master's of Business Administration

OREGON LICENSING BOARDS

• Architects (State Board of Architect Examiners)
• Chiropractors (Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners)
• Counselors and Therapists (State Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists)
• Dentists (Oregon Board of Dentistry)
• Denturists (Board of Denture Technology)
• Dieticians (Board of Examiners of Licensed Dieticians)
• Midwifery (Board of Direct Entry Midwifery)
• Engineers (State Board of Engineering Examiners)
• Geologists (State Board of Geologist Examiners)
• Landscape Architects (Landscape Architect Board)
• Lawyers (Oregon State Bar)
• Medicine (Oregon Board of Medical Examiners) (covers physicians, osteopaths, podiatrists, physician assistants, acupuncturists, respiratory care practitioners)
• Naturopathic Physicians (Board of Naturopathic Examiners)
• Nursing (Oregon State Board of Nursing)
• Nursing Home Administrators (Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators)
• Occupational Therapists (Occupational Therapy Licensing Board)
• Optometrists (Oregon Board of Optometry)
• Pharmacists (State Board of Pharmacy)
• Physical Therapists (Physical Therapist Licensing Board)
• Psychologist (State Board of Psychologist Examiners)
• Radiologic Technologists (Board of Radiologic Technologists)
• Speech Pathologists and Audiologists (State Board of Examiners for Speech Pathology and Audiology)
• Teachers, Administrators, School Counselors (Teacher Standards and Practices Commission)
• Veterinarians (Veterinary Medical Examining Board)

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