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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…
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Sno-Isle TECH Lab Tour
As part of the Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center Manufacturing and Aerospace Program Advisory Committee, Center of Excellence staff joined industry representatives from SEA-LECT Plastics, Tool Gauge, and ATS to hear from instructors about programs, share what’s new in industry, and talk through industry partner needs. As part of the meeting, the group toured Sno-Isle’s aerospace…
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Building A Careers Chart for Manufacturing
Today we present the first draft of our Manufacturing Careers Chart. The chart, available above and in PDF, provides young people and career seekers with the most important answers about manufacturing: What are the jobs? What’s the pay? How much education do I need? With data provided by Chmura Economics & Analytics, our Manufacturing Careers…
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SB 5721 Goes Before Senate Committee on Higher Education And Workforce on Wednesday
Senate Bill 5721 is scheduled for a public hearing on Wednesday. The bill authorizes a business and occupation tax credit to incentivize private sector investment in advanced aerospace manufacturing training and education. The bill goes before the Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development committee on Wednesday the 15th at 8 a.m. Partners of the Center…
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What We’re Reading
The world just doesn’t have enough planes as travel roars back As travel springs back and China begins dismantling the last remaining Covid-19 curbs, one stark truth is beginning to emerge – the world is running desperately short of planes. Do robots mean the death of the middle manager? As companies introduce robotics into their…