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Economic Opportunity Center Feasibility Study

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The City of Seattle in cooperation with SkillUp Washington, Impact Capital and SouthEast Effective Development (SEED) examined the feasibility of integrating multicultural service delivery at a single location accessible along the light rail line. This project stemmed from the legislature’s interest in replicating the Opportunity Center for Employment and Education model located on the campus of North Seattle Community College. Examined here is the possibility of creating a similar Center in Southeast Seattle that could help people get an education, get a job, or grow a business, and the findings suggest that such an Economic Opportunity Center is needed in and desired by the community.

Download the Executive Summary: pdfEOC: Executive Summary

Download the Full Report:pdfEOC: Final Report

 

To request a hardcopy of the Executive Summary or the full report, please email Ashley Plaga at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

Industrial Manufacturing Academy (IMA) Case Study

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This case study features the Industrial Manufacturing Academy (IMA), which is located on South Seattle College’s Georgetown campus, an institution that builds strong collaborations among employers, labor, union, community-based organizations and governmental institutions. The IMA program is a testament to the combined efforts of the Seattle College District and the City of Seattle’s Office of Economic Development. Both organizations have worked diligently, in partnership with many others, to ensure that the King County region has access to a skilled manufacturing labor force. The economic health of this region depends on it.

Download the entire IMA case study: pdfIMA Case Study

To request a hardcopy of the case study, please email Ashley Plaga @ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

Veterans in Construction Electrical (V.I.C.E.): Case Study

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The PSEJATC, in cooperation with the Puget Sound Chapter NECA and IBEW Local 46, and with funding from SkillUp Washington, established a veterans apprenticeship program called V.I.C.E. (Veterans in Construction Electrical).  The V.I.C.E. program is designed to assist military veterans who possess an aptitude in the electrical industry to gain employment and career opportunities. It is a 560 hour classroom-based training program. In just 14 weeks students complete their first year of related supplemental instruction for the IBEW/NECA registered apprenticeship for Inside Wiremen. Most are dispatched to their first jobs within a couple of weeks after completing the V.I.C.E. classroom program.

Download the entire V.I.C.E. case study: pdfVICE Case Study.pdf

To request a hardcopy of the case study, please email Ashley Plaga @ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 

 

Hospital Frontline Worker Green Training Project

Great things happen when frontline workers become a more integrated part of hospital care teams and work hand in hand with labor-management to design “green” projects and take a lead in the their implementation. 

The Seattle-based Frontline Workers Green Training Projects is a SkillUp funded case study surrounding labor/management partners engaging frontline workers to lead hospital environmental sustainability efforts, supporting: people (patients, workers, the community)the planet (the environment); and profits (costs).

Download the report: pdf Frontline Workers Green Training Project.pdf

 

Skill Link Briefing Papers

Skill Link is sharing our lessons “along the way” in a series of briefing papers. The Community Momentum, Career Engagement and Sustainable Service Systems found below describe promising strategies which Skill Link is piloting.

A comprehensive evaluation of the SkillUp Washington Skill Link Initiative is underway and will be released in 2017. This study will examine the long term effect of Skill Link participation on student education and incomes.

 

Download the papers here:

pdfSkill Link Briefing Paper: Community Momentum Points

pdfSkill Link Briefing Paper: Community Engagment

pdfSkill Link Briefing Paper: Sustainable Systems

 
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  • Economic Opportunity Center Feasibility Study

    The City of Seattle in cooperation with SkillUp Washington, Impact Capital and SouthEast Effective Development (SEED) examined the feasibility of integrating multicultural service delivery at a single location accessible along the light rail line. This project stemmed from the legislature’s interest in replicating the Opportunity Center for Employment and Education model located on the campus of North Seattle Community College. Examined here is the possibility of creating a similar Center in Southeast Seattle that could help people get an education, get a job, or grow a business, and the findings suggest that such an Economic Opportunity Center is needed in and desired by the community.

    Download the Executive Summary: EOC: Executive Summary

    Download the Full Report:EOC: Final Report

     

    To request a hardcopy of the Executive Summary or the full report, please email Ashley Plaga at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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