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MFG Week Tour Video
The Association of Washington Business’ (AWB) annual MFG Week Bus Tour was created to raise awareness of the role manufacturing plays in Washington state and to show the successful growth of our state’s manufacturing sector. For the most recent MFG Week, AWB Institute invited local students to visit manufacturers to help dispel the myths surrounding…
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Center of Excellence Supports Successful EmPower Women’s Leadership Conference
Hosted in person for the first time since 2019, the EmPower Women’s Leadership Conference brought together women and men in the trades for a day of inspiration, reflection, and celebration. Keynote speaker Dr. Barbara Jackson, an expert in cultural transformation and collaboration, led off the day. “I believe that women participating and leading the industry…
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Introducing The Counselor’s Guide To Apprenticeship
Today we are pleased to present the Counselor’s Guide to Apprenticeship. We thank the Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center for the recent invitation to present at the Washington School Counselors Association, spurring the creation of the guide. As apprenticeships in aerospace and advanced manufacturing grow, the Counselor’s Guide to Apprenticeship brings the basics of apprenticeship to…
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Everett Community College Hosts Girls In Aviation Day
Bringing together guest speakers and hands-on activities, Everett Community College hosted Girls in Aviation Day this past Saturday, the college’s first since 2019. Center of Excellence staff were pleased to support the event. The day kicked off with Rachel Camarillo, CFO and Executive Vice President of Erin Air, Inc., asking 15 girls from across Snohomish…
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Presenting to the Washington School Counselors Association
On Thursday, March 2nd Center of Excellence Executive Director Jason Petrait joined Advisory Chair Wes Allen, Director of the Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center, to present to school counselors on apprenticeship. Titled Understanding Apprenticeship to Advise Students for Their Future Goals, the pair talked through the basics of apprenticeship, the benefits of entering apprentices and the…
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Updates on Washington’s 2023 Legislative Session
With last Thursday marking the halfway point of the 2023 Washington State Legislature, it’s time to review some of what the legislature has accomplished so far and where bills of interest to the Center of Excellence stand: SB 5721 Authorizing a business and occupation tax credit to incentivize private sector investment in advanced aerospace manufacturing…
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Touring Clover Park’s Aviation Center
This past Friday, Clover Park Technical College hosted the Fighting 147s, a quarterly convening that brings together Aircraft Maintenance faculty and administrators from across the region. After lunch, the group toured the facility, met with students, and learned more about Clover Park’s pilot and AMT training.
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AMTEC Manufacturing Day 2023
AMTEC Manufacturing Day 2023 Everett Community College (EvCC) Advanced Manufacturing Training & Education Center (AMTEC) is once again gearing up to celebrate Manufacturing Day. This is our first celebration since COVID in 2919 when AMTEC hosted approximately 500 students from local high school and middle schools. This year there are already more than 500 student…
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Recognizing Dr. Walt Braithwaite
He is known as the father of Computer Aided Design at Boeing, and as we close out Black History Month, the life of Dr. Walt Braithwaite (1945-), one of hard work and the belief in STEM education, is worth celebrating. Born in 1945 in Kingston, Jamaica, Dr. Braithwaite completed his engineering studies at the American…
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Everett Community College Hosts and Hears From Manufacturing Industry
On Wednesday, Everett Community College leadership hosted an industry reception at Everett’s Hotel Indigo, hearing from industry on their needs and sharing more on the college’s work to meet those needs. With more than a dozen industry representatives in attendance, Everett’s Interim President Dr. Darrell Cain commenced the reception with an overview of the college’s…
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Celebrating National Engineers Week 2023
Engineers Week, this year from February 19th through the 25th, is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers. With a focus on raising public awareness of engineers’ positive contributions to quality of life, Engineers Week promotes recognition among parents, teachers, and…
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KCIA Airport Tenant and Community Meeting
King County International Airport from the Museum of Flight King County International Airport (KCIA) is in the process of updating Airport Rules and Regulations and Airport Minimum Standards, with the goal of enhancing the overall operation, management, and administration of the airport and help ensure the safety of airport tenants and users. KCIA invites Airport…