One of the primary goals of the Centers of Excellence is to develop partnerships throughout the industry in order to provide the latest information to the Community and Technical Colleges in Washington that they serve. This happens through active professional development, membership in a wide range of organizations both regional and national, and service to community. Here is a sample of the variety of partnerships the Centers of Excellence have created.
Aerospace & Advanced Materials Manufacturing
Materials Research Society
Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
Society for Manufacturing Engineers
Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance
Center for Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound
WA Manufacturing Commission
Manufacturing Industrial Council
Educational Committee for the Future of Flight
Mukilteo School District CTE (General CTE Advisory Board Member)
Everett School District CTE (General Advisory Board Member)
Agriculture
Washington State Farm Bureau
Washington Team Ag Ed
Washington State FFA
Agrow Knowledge
Washington Association of Agricultural Educators
Post-Secondary Agriculture Students
Washington State Department of Agriculture
Allied Health
WA State Hospital Association
Washington Center for Nursing
Washington State Healthcare Personnel Taskforce
WA Area Health Education Center, Eastern, WA &Western, WA
WA State Nursing Association
Service Employee International Union/Healthcare NW Training Partnership
Careers in Education
National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs
Washington Association of Career and Technical Education
Washington Occupational Information System (Board Member)
Early Childhood Education Teacher Preparation Council
Clean Energy
Climate Solutions
Center of Energy Workforce Development
– Education Committee Member
– Communication Committee Member
Corporation for a Skilled Workforce
National Commission on Energy Policy (Member of 2009 Taskforce on America’s Future Energy Jobs)
Northwest Energy Efficiency Taskforce (Contracted to provide coordination of efficiency training in WA/OR/ID/MT)
Western Energy Institute
Center for Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound
Western Center for Advanced Manufacturing Partnership
HB 2227 Evergreen Jobs Team Member
2010 Green Occupations Taskforce to Germany (Member)
2010 U.S. Canada Clean Energy Forum (Member)
Construction
Associated General Contractors
National Association of Women in Construction
Master Builders Association
Sisters in the Building Trades
Pierce County Construction Partnership
Build it Smart
Washington Safety and Health Training Institute
Seattle Central Community College Wood Construction Center (Technical Advisory Committee Member)
Sound Transit Joint Advisory Committee Member
Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Employment for Women
Homeland Security
Washington State Emergency Management
Homeland Security Strategic Planning Committee
Citizen Corps
Association of Washington Business
WIN 211 and US 211
Corporation for National Service – Vista
Pacific NW Economic Region
WA Department of Agriculture
WA Department of Health
Western Center for Risk Management
WA State University Co-Op Extension
Department of Ecology
Conservation Commission
Whatcom Conservation District
Environmental Protection Agency
United Way of Washington
Office of the Insurance Commissioner
Federal Civilian Solutions Group
U.S. Department of Social and Health Services
U.S. Department of Agriculture
General Administration WA State
NW Tribal Emergency Management Council
Hospital Association
Federal Emergency Management Agency
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Partners in Environmental Technology Education
International Campus Law Enforcement Association
Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
Information & Computing Technology
Washington Technology Industry Association
GlobalTrade & Supply Chain Management
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, Seattle Roundtable (Board Member, Education Committee Chair)
Washington Association of Career and Technical Education
Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education
American Society of Transportation & Logistics
Transportation Club of Tacoma
Transportation Club of Seattle
Trade Development Alliance
World Trade Club Seattle
World Trade Center Tacoma
National Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association of America
Africa Chamber of Commerce
Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Washington Trucking Association
National Association of Purchasing Managers – Western Washington
Warehouse Education Research Council
Washington State Manufacturing Commission
Marine Manufacturing & Technology
Northwest Marine Trade Association
American Boat Builders & Repairers Association
Marine Industry Training & Education Council (Community Development Member )
National Ship Repair Research Program (Workforce Development Member )
American Composites Manufacturers Association (developing elearning curriculum )
National Marine Electronics Association (developing elearning curriculum )
Washington State Manufacturing Commission
American Boat & Yacht Council
Marine League of Schools (National Chair )
American Welding Society
Washington Association of Career & Technical Education
Industrial Technology Education Association
Association for Skilled & Technical Sciences
Association of Career & Technical Education Administrators