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Oregon’s community colleges offer Career Pathways which are portable, stackable trainings that allow people to learn, work, and then add more education later. They dovetail with the Sector Strategies on which they are based. Credentials vary, depending on the organization, but are generally provided in the following ways: Accredited Community College programs such as short-term certificates and associate degrees. The Community College Consortia includes all community colleges in Oregon. Each college provides an array of SNAP E&T components such as Career Technical Education (CTE), English Language Acquisition, and/or GED services, along with Supervised Job Search and Job Retention, depending upon capacity and geographic area. Apprenticeships that provide journey-level certificates after training and working in the trades. Workforce Boards offer many short- term trainings in various occupations, often with a certificate being earned. Three workforce boards are STEP providers, with other workforce boards and community-based organizations as sub-providers to offer an array of STEP services to SNAP recipients. 06/13/2025 Workforce Talent and Development Board (WTDB) Business/Employer President or CEO; City, County or State agency Director; Workforce Board Director; College President; State Representative, Community Based Organization, Union, Office of the Governor, Confederated Tribes of the Grande Ronde ODHS is part of the state workforce board and receives input from the workforce boards and other workforce agencies in the delivery of SNAP E&T programs. Employers and labor organizations are part of the state workforce boards and offer advice on what is needed in Oregon’s system. The State Workforce Board meets quarterly on the second Friday of the month. 1/29/26, 9:33 AM State Plan OR FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-orfy26stateplan//index.html 10/378