“More than 70 percent of jobs created by businesses in Washington require post-secondary credentials of all kinds, yet only 40 percent of Washington students go on to receive post-secondary credentials.
“‘We have a mismatch going on,” said Maud Daudon, project leader for Career Connect Washington, in the Early Learning and K-12 Committee on Wednesday. “We have people who need opportunity … and somehow we need to bring this together.’”
Recent News
Tenth Round of CCW Program Builder Grantees Selected
We’re excited to announce the tenth round of Career Connect Washington Program Builders, who bridge the connection between industry and educators to create and scale Career Launch (includes Registered Apprenticeship), Career Prep (includes Recognized Pre-Apprenticeship), [...]
Announcing Round Ten of CCW Program Builder Grants
On behalf of Career Connect Washington (CCW), the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) is conducting a Round 10 Request for Proposals (RFP) for CCW Program Builder Funding. We are seeking proposals from highly [...]
Ninth Round of CCW Intermediary Grantees Selected
We’re excited to announce the ninth round of Career Connect Washington Program Builder grantees, which bridge the connection between industry and educators to create and scale Career Launch, Registered Apprenticeship, Career Prep, Recognized Pre-Apprenticeship, [...]