2021/2022 End of Year Report
The Construction Center of Excellence (CCE) connects the construction industry to education partners across the state of Washington.
CCE is one of 11 Centers of Excellence that serve all of Washington State. Learn more about the centers at www.coewa.com
2021–2022 Special Projects
Commercial Driver’s License
CCE partnered with two Centers of Excellence to convene employer roundtables and develop recommendations for Washington’s college system to prepare more qualified truck drivers.
Regional Pre-apprenticeship collaborative (RPAC)
CCE hosts the RPAC website, provides staff support, and helped redevelop the RPAC strategic plan and welcome packet for new members.
Mentorship Matters
CCE partnered with Sound Transit to create a website with video featuring Lakeside Industries and mentoring curriculum for both apprentices and journeyworkers.
Empower womens leadership conference
200+ workers, apprentices, labor members, and employers attended the conference to enjoy inspiring keynotes and informative panels virtually.
National Apprenticeship Week Toolkit
CCE and partners built a toolkit to promote apprenticeship and highlight careers and pathways to living-wage careers in construction.
Additional Highlights
CCE Director Kristi Grassman served as a panelist at the National Council for Workforce Education’s 2022 Conference in Tucson, AZ.
CCE produced the Pathways to Apprenticeship video series to help job seekers explore the possibilities in Washington’s building trades.
In response to virtual learning needs, CCE produced a range of webinars on a variety of topics.
Webinars
Pre-Apprenticeship Summit Series
#1 Pre-Apprenticeship Summit, 320 attendees
#2 Managing Apprenticeship Expectations, 290 attendees
#3 Connecting Core Plus Construction & Recognized
Apprenticeship Prep, 87 attendees
Best Practices for College Pre-Apprenticeship, 32 attendees
Substance Misuse & Addiction in Construction, 140 attendees
Waging a Counterattack on Opioids in the Workplace and at Home, 85 attendees
Neurodiversity and Implicit Bias, 150 attendees
Resources
CCE creates, curates, and disseminates resources to support the construction industry. In addition to the resources highlighted below, website resources were downloaded over 420 times. The top three downloads were: Construction Math Toolbox (339 downloads), ESL for the Trades (70 downloads), and Human Relations and Leadership Skills (8 downloads).
