Kitsap County Celebrates CTE Month with a Focus on Workforce Development: Insights from the KEDA OWDC Workforce + Education Roundtable
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19 Jun 2024
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This article originally appeared on and was written for Kitsap Economic Development Alliance by Golden Shovel Agency.
Career and Technical Education (CTE) prepares students for the high-wage and high-demand career fields of the 21st Century and is critical to Kitsap’s economic vitality. We celebrate National CTE Month in February and applaud our school district's exceptional dual credit program CTE and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) programs.
In our work as economic developers, KEDA hears a lot about critical workforce challenges facing Kitsap industries and employers, and addressing those challenges is a crucial pillar of KEDA’s One Kitsap five-year economic strategy.
Enhancing Collaboration for Robust CTE Programs
As a first step in addressing workforce needs, KEDA turned to our partners at the Olympic Workforce Development Council (OWDC) to convene a Workforce + Education Roundtable event in January. The event brought together over 60 business and education leaders, government officials, and other resource partners to discuss critical workforce challenges skills gaps, and explore solutions to meet the current and future needs in the region. Bill Dowling, Director of the Olympic Workforce Development Council, provided his valuable insights.
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