Results
The record
4 regions, one method, and what each region did with the measurement.
One method, every region, what followed
| Region | Cycle | Machining | Welding | What followed | Client |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia County | 2023-24 | 19% → 55% prelim. | not assessed | About $450,000 in CNC machine tools and instructor training traced to the assessment. Re-measured in 2026: every school improved. | OMIC R&D / Northwest Regional ESD |
| Clackamas County | 2023-24 · 2026-27 | 50% | 61% | AMRAC convened five times and in May 2026 became the standing industry advisory committee for area CTE programs. Estacada anchors machining, Molalla builds welding. | South Metro-Salem STEM Partnership |
| Lane County | 2024-25 | 44% | 58% | Roughly $100,000 of hands-on instructor training under Lane ESD's $499,923 CTE Revitalization Grant. Furniture Lab with Pivot Architecture. | Lane ESD |
| NW Oregon | 2026 | 55% prelim. | 50% prelim. | First assessment to cover a region's full manufacturing mix. $193,000 in identified program needs, $42,000 already funded. Final review underway. | Northwest Regional ESD / NW Oregon Works |
Percentages are the share of employer-expected skills where students meet the bar. A region appears here when it has results; method and limitations are published with every report.
Reports and materials
Clackamas County: Regional Needs Assessment, 2023-24 PDF, 2024
Clackamas County: Strategy workshop slides, 2024-25 PDF, 2024
Clackamas County: Regional workbook PDF, 2024
Clackamas County: Instructor workbook PDF, 2024
Lane County: Regional Needs Assessment, 2024-25 [lane-rna.pdf]
[Lane County and Columbia County report files still to be added; the Wix site only carried the Clackamas 2023-24 assessment and its workshop materials.]