Are you required to register with WorkSource to utilize the job placement in Code Oregon?

I received an email from Treehouse that indicated that I still needed to register with my Work Source center. It basically stated the below. Also, it is to my understanding that the positions are available to people in Oregon and not California at this time.

When do I need to complete my registration with WorkSource? •Once you have earned your 1st badge you will have 60 days of access to Treehouse and the Code Oregon Learning Adventures. In order to continue your Learning Adventures beyond the 60 day period you must register with WorkSource.

You are receiving this email because you signed up for Code Oregon, at www.codeoregon.org.

Our mailing address is: Treehouse Island Inc. 622 E Washington Street Suite 240 Orlando, FL 32801 USA

Our telephone: +1 800 928 2130

Phew, dude, BIG thank you for posting this. I glossed over the email I received.

Here's the meat of what my email said:

Your Treehouse Account Will Continue to Be Free for up to a Year as Long as You:

Stay active on Treehouse by unlocking badges and completing your track. Try to think in terms of logging in at least once a week. If your account is inactive for 30 days, you'll risk losing the account.

Register with WorkSource in person after earning a badge. The deadline is December 9, 2014. More information is at https://s3.amazonaws.com/code-to-work/code-oregon/CodeOregon-WorkSource.pdf

Maintain an active WorkSource account, and fill out your job seeker ID after registering at https://teamtreehouse.com/account/code-oregon . We'll be sending more info on this soon.

Thank you for being part of Code Oregon! If you have any further questions, please email help@teamtreehouse.com and our Support Team will be happy to help :)

Davey Gardner yea I read that too. What's still unclear is if the deadline refers only to the free account? So will the Treehouse Jobs team refuse to help with job placement if you can't make it to register in person?

My problem is that the WorkSource centers are only open from 8am-5pm M-F. There's no way I can take any time off of work to go in person. Would rather pay the $25/month then risk losing my job. I'm in Oregon but would like to expand my job options to California.

Emailed them and waiting to hear back.. Will try the # you listed. Thanks.

Your welcome. Let me know what you hear back.

So heard back but still unclear if we lose job placement benefits if we can't make it into WorkSource center. But this is what they said re: Treehouse account.

"We’ve implemented the various deadlines for job seekers’ benefit. In order to give learners the best chance of being hired out of Code Oregon, we do not close inactive accounts. In order to have the best chance of getting a job, we encourage students to finish their track by the end of 2014 so that they have time to practice their new skills before the jobs fair in spring 2015. Still do try to get in as soon as possible, but your account will not be closed. :) "

FYI, heard back from the Code Oregon team at Treehouse. If you can't make it into a WorkSource center b/c of conflicts with your job hours, no worries. You can still take advantage of the job placement benefits. Also, the Jobs Team will help you find a job outside of Oregon if that is your preference. The WorkSource requirement is if you want to stay with a free account.