July Digest: Technical education best practices, training for deans, and more

July Updates from Our Centers

Marine Manufacturing & Technology

Supporting the 21st century technical workforce and faculty through the Implicit Bias in Workforce Education webinar and podcast series: (59) Implicit Bias Exchange for Workforce Educators, Professionals, Industry Partners and Apprenticeship | Groups | LinkedIn

Education

We recently completed a revamp of the Workforce Deans Academy program including updated curriculum, learning outcomes, program structure, and more.  Keep a watch on our website this summer for the release of 2021-2022 participant applications:  www.workforcedeansacademy.org. 

Allied Health

The WA State Allied Health Center of Excellence is providing registrations for CTC system health workforce faculty to attend the Virtual Nexus Interprofessional Education Summit 2021. The Summit will take place in the fall of 2021-2022 (Sept/Oct). (Forwarding an accompanying pdf)

Clean Energy

Clean Energy Industry in the Bonneville Power Administration Area, by Seattle Jobs Initiative, was commissioned by the Pacific Northwest Center for Excellence for Clean Energy to assess the industry's current state and future direction. This report helped us establish goals to form the Center’s short-term strategic plan. https://www.cleanenergyexcellence.org/news/

Aerospace & Advanced Manufacturing

The American Technical Education Association is hosting a series of Best Practice Calls on building pathways from middle school and high school to technical careers and building a diverse technical workforce. The next call "Changing Culture and Attitudes about Manufacturing Careers: A Model for Middle School and High School Partnerships'' is on August 11, 2021. If you are not an ATEA member and would like access to this event, contact Jill Thornton (jthornton@everettcc.edu) to be part of our System Level Membership. https://www.ateaonline.org/event-4404733 

Construction

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