Career Connect Washington Sector Intermediaries
In 2021, CCW conducted extensive employer engagement including individual interviews with employers and associations, group conversations, and research into CCW’s current penetration across industries. CCW heard from industry leaders that employers are still facing an acute need to support their workforce development and there is an area of opportunity for collaborating more with other employers within their sectors to meet shared workforce needs.
CCW released specific grants to sector leaders, like industry associations, Centers of Excellence, sector-focused workforce development organizations and community-based organizations, and consultants, to foster improved collaboration and coherency amongst employers within a sector to scale their work-based learning programs and create equitable opportunities for students.
The following entities were selected as CCW’s Sector Intermediaries in seven high-demand sectors:
Advanced Manufacturing & Aerospace
- Sector Intermediary: AWB Institute, in partnership with the Aerospace Futures Alliance
- Contact: Thomas Gill, Program Manager, Thomasg@awbinstitute.org
Clean Technology & Energy
- Sector Intermediary: CleanTech Alliance, in partnership with the Pacific NW Center of Excellence for Clean Energy
- Contact: Gus Williams, Workforce Manager, Gus@CleanTechAlliance.org
Construction
- Sector Intermediary: AGC Education Foundation
- Contact: Sarah Patterson, Workforce Development Director, spatterson@agcwa.com
Finance
- Sector Intermediary: Washington Bankers Association
- Contact: Duncan Taylor, SVP, Membership & Programs: duncan@wabankers.com
Healthcare
- Sector Intermediary: SEIU Healthcare 1199NW Multi-Employer Training and Education Fund
- Contact: Leigh Christopherson, Healthcare Intermediary Project Director, lchristopherson@healthcareerfund.org
Information Technology & Cybersecurity
- Sector Intermediary: Computing for All
- Contacts: Alka Manchanda, Director Program Development, alka@computingforall.org, and
Mandira Virmani, Director Program Development, mandira@computingforall.org
Maritime
- Sector Intermediary: NW Center of Excellence for Marine Manufacturing & Technology
- Contact: Ann Avary, Director, ann.avary@skagit.edu