Collaboration

Career Connect NW provides an environment for our community to work together to prepare future generations for economic success. We serve as a catalyst for STEM and Career Connected Learning programs in Island, San Juan, Skagit, and Whatcom Counties. Through leadership and partnerships, we promote excellence, innovation, equity and opportunity. And that opens doors for all our students!

Catalyst

We are passionate about helping every student succeed in the 21st Century. We successful connect educators, business leaders and the community and serve as a model for innovative thinking, action and successful results.

Careers

The Career Connect NW Network is a game changer. Our programs and partnerships help ensure the vitality of our families, community, and region's economy. OUR GOAL: Every student succeeds. A thriving NW Washington with a terrific quality of life - an amazing place to live, work and play.

Career Connect NW: Preparing our students for economic success

Thanks to the support of education, business and community leaders throughout the region, Career Connect NW Network (CCNW) is meeting the career development needs of Northwest Washington students.

CCNW serves Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom communities. It is one of nine regional career connected learning networks under the larger Career Connect Washington (CCW) organization. CCNW is hosted at the Northwest Educational Service District 189 and includes leadership from Snohomish STEM as well as collaboration with regional workforce and educational organizations.

Career Connect NW Announces Regional Expansion Strategy, 2024-2027

Over the past year, the Career Connect NW team has diligently worked with partners across the community, gathering feedback regarding the needs of the region in relation to career connected learning. Coupled with ongoing initiatives, regional research into family wage/high demand sectors, and taking into account partner priorities, Career Connect NW will develop and support the following career connected learning program priorities in 2024-2027:

1) Career Launch growth

Career Launch Program Endorsement applications and renewals support

2) Career Connected Learning programming capacity development in priority sectors

Career Exploration Culminating Experiences Facilitation/Expansion
Apprenticeship/Internship Introductions and Exploration
Program Builder Support
Employer Engagement

3) Facilitation of partnerships, pathway clarity, and alignment

CTE Dual Credit Alignment in collaboration with regional community college and K-12 partners
Educator Professional Development in Priority Sector Knowledge Support/Workforce System Support
Collaboration and initiative alignment with leadership in workforce, industry, K12, post-secondary, government, and community organizations

Read our detailed Career Connect NW Regional Expansion Plan 2024-27:

2024-26 Career Connect NW Regional Expansion Plan

We look forward to working with you all in the community to continue to develop and support career connected learning programming for our students in the Northwest Region!