Where we work

WBTO's first gap analysis, begun under a grant awarded to OMIC R&D. The assessment informed roughly $450,000 in CNC machine tools and instructor training, and when the same programs were re-measured in 2026, every school had improved.

Assessed in 2023-24 for the South Metro-Salem STEM Partnership. The coalition the assessment recommended, AMRAC, has convened five times and in May 2026 agreed to serve as the standing industry advisory committee for area CTE programs. A second assessment, the first under the version 2.0 method, is underway for 2026-27.

The largest assessment to date: 29 manufacturers and about 10 high school programs, funded under Lane ESD's $499,923 CTE Revitalization Grant. The project put roughly $100,000 into hands-on instructor training delivered by industry experts.

The version 2.0 pilot: the first assessment to look past machining and welding at a region's full manufacturing makeup, adding wood products and food manufacturing. Final review underway.

[Instructor support and CTE program development with Clark County schools and manufacturers. No regional assessment yet. Detail to be confirmed with Chris; the Wix page named a team member as active here.]