SCBEC South Coast Business Employment Corporation

Prosperous and viable employers are vital to the health of rural Oregon’s economy. Through the availability of the Employer Workforce Training Fund, the state of Oregon has established resources to assist employers that are at risk of layoff or closure with the opportunity for skills upgrade or retraining the current workforce to address the competitive needs of business.

Layoff Aversion involves a continuum of services: 1) assisting employers in preventing layoffs by enhancing the value of workers in their current jobs; 2) working with employers to avert or minimize layoffs by assisting them in accessing funding, services and other appropriate resources through public agencies; and 3) assisting workers in gaining skills so if the aversion strategy fails the worker will be reemployed sooner and possibly in a job offering higher income.

If you feel the above scenario relates to your current situation, please review and/or complete the EWTF Pre-Eligibility Screening Questionnaire. If you are an employee who is in need of individual training to avoid a possible lay-off, please review the Individual Scholarship Application form. This program requires that all funds awarded must be matched dollar for dollar. Employee wages while involved in training qualify as match as do other funds or In-Kind contributions the employer may use. If you would like further information, please contact J. J. McLeod or Susie Yeiter at South Coast Business Employment Corporation (541) 269-2013.

The EWTF Questions and Scholarship Application is available for download in Microsoft Word and PDF formats: