GROWING OUR OWN-BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE WORKFORCE AND OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSING SECTOR

1. Conduct a workforce needs assessment of the PNW meat industry to determine the mostappropriate training programs that will result in a robust and sustainable workforce as well asliving wage jobs that attract and retain that workforce into the future.2. Develop and implement appropriate educational programming at BMCC to meet theneeds of our unique meat processing demographics in the PNW. There will be a strongemphasis on making the curriculum inclusive and accessible to historically marginalizedcommunities.3. In collaboration with NWMPA, strengthen and expand novel meat processingapprenticeship opportunities to prepare new butchers with the skills to get hired, advance inthe workforce, obtain living wage employment, and be ready to launch their own businesses.4. Leverage existing relationships with the nationally recognized Niche Meat ProcessorsAssistance Network at OSU to bolster resources, education, and technical assistance formeat processors stakeholders.