Career Connected Learning

Career Connected Learning (CCL) is a framework of career awareness, exploration, preparation, and training. Career learning develops over the course of one's lifetime. To support this process, CCL ensures purposeful instruction and engages diverse communities in building collaborative, community-driven learning. CCL connects the interests, aptitudes, education, and goals of every Oregon youth to their future.

The Linn-Benton region's Career Connected Learning (CCL) initiative seeks to connect industry professionals with local K-12 students through meaningful career exploration experiences.

Our goal is to:

1. Enhance classroom learning with real-world industry insights
2. Expose students to diverse career pathways early and often
3. Increase awareness of essential employability skills
4. Provide interactive experiences such as site tours, classroom visits, and hands-on demonstrations

The CCL Employer Directory is a NEW (Winter 2026) resource that educators may use to identify and contact interested industry professionals to initiate a CCL experience. All contacts listed have provided their information and indicated an interest in offering specific CCL opportunities, as noted in the directory. 

Educators:

Click the CCL Employer Directory button below to view a comprehensive list of regional industry contacts with whom you may initiate communication to explore educational outreach opportunities.

Employers:

Are you looking to get involved in preparing the next generation to join the workforce?  Click the button to complete the interest form to have your information added to the CCL Employer Directory. See what our program is all about; view the employer recruitment flyer.

The CCL Resource Hub is a web-based platform that will enable students, families, educators, businesses and industry partners to access tools and resources that support engagement and participation in CCL.

Educators:
Sign up for our monthly newsletter if you would like to receive notifications about upcoming professional development opportunities related to Career Connected Learning, such as educator externships, workgroups, and more.

Employers:
Contact us if you would like to participate in CCL activities with students and educator, such as career fairs, job shadows, mentoring, project-based learning, internships, and industry tours for our Educator Externship program.

Download the Essential Employability Skills poster

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