Workforce Education

Linking Business to Education

The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) Workforce Education department adds to the state's economic vitality and helps build regional and statewide partnerships between two-year colleges and companies, labor organizations and industry associations.  

Our Mission

• Support community and technical colleges with tools colleges need to give access to all Washington state residents to get family wage jobs and adapt to a changing economy.
• Build partnerships with Washington state business and labor to build a world-class education and training system that makes every region of our state competitive in the world economy.
• Create a system for students to purse lifelong learning and career upgrades as they seamlessly connect learning in high school, basic skills programs and on-the-job experience to college professional-technical programs.

Workforce Programs and Services

• Aerospace
• Apprenticeship
• Basic Food, Employment and Training
• Centers of Excellence
• Customized Training
• Hospital Employee Education and Training
• Job Skills
• Perkins
• Resources to Initiate Successful Employment (RISE)
• Tech Prep
• Worker Retraining
• WorkFirst

Professional-Technical Programs

• Program Approval
  Approval process, viability analysis, program advisory committees, CIP codes
• Program Inventory
  The spreadsheet sortable by college, CIP code, EPC code, program type, title, credit/clock hours and award type.
• Explore our colleges by name, location or area of interest.

Training for 21st Century Jobs

SBCTC works closely with the Association of Washington Business (AWB) to provide employers and the business community with tools and resources to build a strong workforce.

Employer Training Grants, Loans, Support

Community and technical colleges play a key role in the state's economic development with resources and incentives for businesses to partner with colleges build strong regional economies.