--- kind: section source_pdf: oregon-prosperity-council-report-june-2026.pdf fingerprint: 8ac9aef8ca1b page_range: [31, 33] breadcrumb: ["Full Report", "Chapter 5: Talent Development", "Additional Recommendations"] source_links: pdf: "https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=31" raw_pages: - "../../../.extracted/pages/page-0031.txt" - "../../../.extracted/pages/page-0032.txt" - "../../../.extracted/pages/page-0033.txt" --- # Additional Recommendations ## TL;DR *(generated · confidence: high)* This section recommends five key actions for Oregon's talent development strategy: prioritizing high-performing workforce programs through the WTDB and consolidating fragmented programs; building a statewide outcomes-based talent intelligence system integrating education, training, and employment data; treating talent development as core economic competitiveness strategy through the proposed Commerce Authority and Cabinet of Talent and Economic Development; ensuring HECC's postsecondary study includes private sector input and AI skills focus; and enhancing workforce access through improved college transferability, customized employer training, and stackable credentials. **Key points** *(each cites a PDF page)*: - Legislature should engage with WTDB and local workforce boards to consolidate fragmented programs and invest in proven models with measurable employment and wage outcomes aligned with industry demand ([p. 31](https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=31)) - Build statewide outcomes-based talent intelligence system integrating education, training, and employment data to support Oregon's Talent Alignment Strategy with real-time insights on talent pipeline performance and shortages ([p. 31](https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=31)) - Charge proposed Commerce Authority and Cabinet of Talent and Economic Development to align sector strategies, education investments, and workforce funding with employer demand across Oregon's highest-growth industries ([p. 31](https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=31)) - HECC's comprehensive postsecondary study should include private sector input and focus on aligning community college programs toward workforce training and AI skills ([p. 31](https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=31)) - Governor should engage with Oregon Employment Department and HECC in consultation with organized labor to improve college transferability, expand employer partnerships through customized training, and promote stackable credential programs ([p. 31](https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=31)) Dates/FTE: June 2026 · Programs: Talent Alignment Strategy · Commerce Authority · Cabinet of Talent and Economic Development · Parties: Legislature · Governor · Department of Education · Higher Education Coordinating Commission > **Source:** PDF [pp. 31-33](https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=31) · raw: [31](../../../.extracted/pages/page-0031.txt) · [32](../../../.extracted/pages/page-0032.txt) · [33](../../../.extracted/pages/page-0033.txt) Breadcrumb: Full Report > Chapter 5: Talent Development > Additional Recommendations --- Additional Recommendations Direct the Legislature to engage with the Oregon Workforce and Talent Development Board (WTDB) and local workforce boards to prioritize funding for scalable, high-performing workforce programs with measurable employment and wage outcomes aligned with industry demand. The Legislature should consolidate fragmented one-off programs and workforce board structures and invest in proven models that strengthen Oregon’s long- term talent pipeline and economic competitiveness. The Governor and the Legislature should direct the Department of Education, Higher Education Coordinating Commission, and the Oregon Employment Department to build a statewide, outcomes-based, talent intelligence system as the core technology platform supporting Oregon’s Talent Alignment Strategy. By integrating education, training, and employment data, the system would provide policymakers, educators, and employers with real-time insight into talent pipeline performance, shortages, as well as outcomes to inform funding and program design decisions. This system should be supported by regular external review to ensure transparency and effectiveness. Treat talent development as a core economic competitiveness strategy by charging the proposed Commerce Authority and Cabinet of Talent and Economic Development to align sector strategies, education investments, and workforce funding with employer demand around Oregon’s highest-growth industries across urban and rural communities. Ensure HECC’s upcoming comprehensive study of Oregon’s postsecondary system includes private sector input and is focused on aligning community college programs toward workforce training and AI skills. The Governor should engage with the Oregon Employment Department and HECC, in consultation with organized labor, to enhance access and reskilling for Oregon’s workforce by improving transferability between community colleges and universities, expanding employer partnerships through customized training, and promoting lifelong learning through flexible, stackable credential programs. - 31 - OREGON PROSPERITY COUNCIL | RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OREGON’S LONG-TERM COMPETITIVENESS AND PROSPERITY | JUNE 2026 PROSPERITY COUNCIL SUPPORT Bill Calder Payton Capes-Davis Suzanne Effros Morgan Gratz-Weiser Ampere Computing ECOnorthwest Gard Communications Port of Portland Harry Clapsis Lorelei Juntunen Liz Fuller Dave Robertson Ampere Computing ECOnorthwest Gard Communications Port of Portland Brittany Bagent Katharine Nester Emerald Bogue Christian Gaston ECOnorthwest ECOnorthwest Port of Portland Sound & Vision Agency Dr. Michael Wilkerson Kimberly Branam ECOnorthwest Port of Portland - 32 - OREGON PROSPERITY COUNCIL | RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OREGON’S LONG-TERM COMPETITIVENESS AND PROSPERITY | JUNE 2026 OREGON PROSPERITY COUNCIL --- Parent: [Chapter 5: Talent Development](./INDEX.md) · PDF: [pp. 31-33](https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=31)