Education & Training

Washington Award for Vocational Excellence (WAVE)

Dropout Prevention and Retrieval

Carl Perkins Act and Plan -- State planning and reporting on Career and Technical Education (Vocational Education)

Work Readiness Credential

Annual Conference for Workforce & Economic Development

CareerBridge.wa.gov -- Home of the Eligible Training Provider List, including detailed information regarding most of the training and education programs in Washington.

Planning and Reports

High Skills, High Wages - Washington's strategic plan for workforce development.

Workforce Training Results - Performance results of the state's most active workforce programs.

Skills for the Next Washington - A statewide strategy for coordinating economic and workforce development

Measuring Workforce Development Success (IPI)

Workforce Investment Act - State reporting

Employer Survey - Biennial survey of Washington employers on workforce issues.

Identify Skill Gap - Identify mid-level occupational demand where training does not meet demand.

Initiatives

Green job stimulus/recovery act activities

Opportunity Partnership Grant Health Care

Personnel Task Force

Strategic Industry Cluster Policy - A comprehensive look at key industries that drive the economy and state's workforce investment policy for encouraging these industries.

Industry Skill Panels - Public/private partnerships of business, labor and education

Digital Workplace Learning - Finding innovative ways to bring education to the workplace

Lifelong Learning Account (LILA) - Pilot program aimed at helping employees save for further education.

Best Practices Awards - Annual awards recognize innovation in workforce development.

Workforce System Review - 2009

2009 Legislative Package