Expand Pre-Apprenticeship Training (2.2)

The Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee (AJAC) Manufacturing Academy is a 10-week pre-apprenticeship program designed to offer a solid foundational pathway in advanced manufacturing employment and apprenticeship opportunities for low-income job seekers. 12-15 students per cohort (offered quarterly). 100+ trained per year in partnership with 3 community/technical colleges in Puget Sound (South Seattle, Bates, Green River)

The Workforce Discovery Lab is an existing program founded in 2019 and supported by the Seattle Southside Chamber and Success Foundation. Their proposal is to expand the scope and capacity of the program. It is a career preparation and exploration program for local opportunity youth focused on supporting Port related industries. The program is designed for students in high

https://vimeo.com/296767404 Career Connect Washington programs give students the chance to meet and work with people in jobs that interest them. There are a lot of ways to do this, and at different times. Some of these activities can start before high school, such as job fairs; others continue through early adulthood, such as internships and

The Career Connect Washington Progress Report was submitted earlier this month on behalf of the Career Connected Learning Cross Agency Work Group to Governor Inslee and the Washington State Legislature in fulfillment of ESS HB 2158, passed in the 2019 Legislative Session. For the Puget Sound region overall, 287 students under the age of 30

Ada’s mission is to prepare women and gender expansive adults to be software developers while advocating for inclusive and equitable work environments. They prioritize serving Black, Latine, Indigenous Americans, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander, LGBTQIA+, and low-income people. Their cost-free training program includes a collaborative learning environment, individualized support (mentors, tutors, a network of mental

Computing for All provides intensive pre-apprenticeship training for youth ages 16-24, including wrap-around supports and stipends. One of its primary aims is to build bridges to highly-selective tech apprenticeship programs such as Apprenti. The first cohort of the Digital Skills Youth Academy program, funded in part by a $40,000 grant from the City of Seattle’s