Businesses dedicated to informing and connecting students, parents, and schools to career and life opportunities in the Columbia Basin and beyond.
Real-life experiences for career connected learning in the Columbia Basin.
The Workforce Alliance was created to build relationships with educators, students, and parents through real-life experiences to communicate career opportunities and required skills that provide a meaningful life and family-living wage in the Columbia Basin. Career Connected Learning is a combination of awareness, exploration, preparation, and work experiences developed through strong public and private partnerships.
Workforce Development
Career Preparation experiences support college and career readiness and include extended interaction with professionals from the industry.
Showcasing Local Opportunities
Career Awareness experiences are those that help students build awareness of the variety of careers available.
Connecting Community With Industry
Career Exploration provides students with short term direct interaction with partners and the opportunity to explore career options.
Get Involved with Career Connect
There are many ways for industry, students, educators, and community members to get involved with Career Connected Learning in the Columbia Basin:
Student Tours
Educator Tours of Industry
Industry Tours of Education
Mentorship
Job Shadow
Speaking To Students
Internships or Apprenticeships
Soft Skill Clinics
Connecting Our Future: Career-Connected Learning in the Columbia Basin
There are more than 740,000 new jobs in Washington State that are high-skilled and high-paying. But, companies across the state are quickly realizing they cannot find the right employees to meet these workforce demands.
News + Updates
