Workforce & Education Portal

• Open to all students attending high school, 2-year and 4-year public and private post-secondary institutions
• Work based learning opportunities such as internships, apprenticeships, job shadowing, mentorships
• Matched directly with businesses seeking to recruit the next generation of their workforce

1. Visit https://www.washingtonworkforceportal.org/.
2. Click on the “Login/Register” in the upper right-hand corner of your screen.
3. Complete the first part of the registration process.
4. On the next half of registration, select “Employer/Educator” as the account type.
5. Slowly type the name of your organization in the text box, and a list will populate below.
   • If you see your organization in the dropdown list, that means there is an existing account.
     • Click on your organization’s name. Some of the registration fields will disappear because Washington State Workforce Portal already has your organization’s information on the site.
     • After submitting your registration, a registered user from your organization will be notified of your request and will review your information to confirm your account.
   • If you do not see your organization in the dropdown list, simply complete the registration form.
     • Select “Employer” as the organization type.
     • Your registration will be sent to Washington State Workforce Portal to review and approve.

Until your registration has been approved by either Washington State Workforce Portal, or a registered user from your organization, you will not be able to post internships and search for interns. If you haven’t received access to the site in 24 hours, contact Washington State Workforce Portal at info@washingtonworkforceportal.org.

1. Log in to your workspace.
2. Click “Add Internship +.”
3. Complete all fields in the “Internship” tab and click the “Next Step >>” button.
4. Select the specific skills needed for the position in the “Skills” tab and click the “Next Step >>” button.
5. Be descriptive and include as many details as possible when completing all fields in the “Description” tab. Click the “Next Step >>” button.
6. Click the “Save” button.

Your internship will be sent to Washington State Workforce Portal to review and approve.

• Log in to your workspace
• Scroll down your workspace to find the list of applicants.
• Click “Show Message” next to the applicant’s name.
• Click “Download Resume” at the bottom of the white box containing the applicant’s information.
  • If the applicant uploaded a PDF file, their resume will automatically pop up.
  • If the applicant uploaded a .doc or .docx file, their resume will download and be available wherever downloaded files are located on your computer.
• After you open the applicant’s resume, you may save and/or print the file if you would like.
• If you wish, you can send a message to the applicant for an interview or more information.

Because the state looks to Washington State Workforce Portal for internship metrics, we ask that internships be marked as filled on the web site whether or not the students were found through Washington State Workforce Portal.

1. Log in to your workspace.
2. Click the green silhouette with a plus sign to the right of the internship’s title.
3. Fill in the student’s name, school and hire date.

After an internship's start date has passed, its status will change to "Expired." It will no longer be visible to students. You can fix this in three ways:

1. Change the internship's start date to a date in the future.
2. Make the position inactive by clicking the internship's title in your workspace. Then select "Inactive" from the "Status" dropdown menu.
3. Mark the position as filled.

You will receive an email each time a student applies for your internship. You will be able to see a list of applicants in the "Applicants" box in your workspace.