LTS
This program works closely with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to assist in finding jobs in their communities paying minimum wage or better.
What is Long Term Services
This free Vocational Services Program assists individuals with barriers to employment find jobs with Goodwill and other employers.
What is Job Connection
This program used to be called Employee Career Enhancement until it's rebranding in 2015.
What is Employee and Community Education
In 2013 this program launched with only two locations: Portland and Salem.
What is Career Center
In 2025 this program provided over 43,512 services to individuals learning English language skills.
What is English as a Second Language
This personalized written document outlines an adult client’s goals, required supports and specific services received.
What is an Individualized Support Plan or ISP
This is a change or an adjustment to a job that helps qualified people with disabilities work, (for GICW employees this needs HR approval).
What is a Reasonable Accommodation
In 2017, what major school district did ECE establish a partnership with to provide all resume services to graduating seniors?
What is Portland Public Schools
All GICW employees with computer access are required to participate in this mandatory CC service every year (it's also a CARF requirement!).
What is the GICW IT Quiz
T/F: GICW employees are only eligible for the Citizenship Reimbursement scholarship if they attend GICW Citizenship classes?
This term describes community-based services to help adults build job skills, find employment and build a paycheck
What are Community Employment Supports
These type of skills include communication, attitude, and getting along with others
What are Soft Skills
This leadership program is taught by an ECE instructor and assists GICW employees in understanding best practices in Development Orientated Leadership
What is Employee Leadership Program or ELDP.
GICW Employees can learn to navigate these Microsoft applications to grow their technical skills, while on the clock.
What are OneDrive, Planner, SharePoint, Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
ESL instructors go beyond teaching language skills, what other skills do ESL instructors develop in their classes?
What are Phonics, Grammar, Literacy and Cultural fluency
Passed in 1990, this landmark civil rights law prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in public places and at work.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act or (ADA)
Name three free services provided by Job Connection Employment Specialists
What are Resume creation, personalized job leads, referrals, 1:1 interview practice, invites to job fairs and hiring events.
The ECE team is responsible for creating these videos to spotlight employees and their various cultural backgrounds.
What are Cultural Exchange Videos
This online platform's applications account for a bulk of CC's community classes.
What is Google Workspace
GICW currently has over (blank) languages identified and spoken by our employees.
What is 65 different languages
This phrase replaced the old stigmatizing term, “mental retardation” in 2010 as part of Federal Law.
What is Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Rosa’s Law)?
As of 2025 Job Connection had this many offices in their stores and facilities
What is 40
What are the four learning categories of ECE Workshops available to employees?
What are Leadership Development, Career Development, Financial Literacy, and Health & Wellbeing
All CC instructors are required to pass this exam to teach Microsoft classes to employees and community members.
What is the Microsoft Certified Educators exam
In addition to a Masters degree, ESL Instructors must also have this certification to qualify for a position on GICW 's ESL team.
What is a TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certification