Center of Excellence for Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Information

Centers of Excellence are flagship institutions that build and sustain Washington State’s competitive advantage through statewide leadership. Each Center focuses on a targeted industry that drives the state’s economy and is built upon a reputation for fast, flexible, quality education and training programs. A targeted industry is identified as one that is strategic to the economic growth of a region or state. Centers are guided by industry representatives to lead collaborative and coordinated statewide education and training efforts to build a competitive workforce in a global economy. There are 10 COE’s statewide. KEY ROLES OF THE CENTERS INCLUDE: -Maintain an institutional reputation for innovation and responsive education and training delivery to their targeted industry. -Act as a broker of information and resources related to their targeted industry for industry representatives, community-based organizations, economic development organizations, community and technical colleges, secondary education institutions, and four-year colleges and universities. -Translate industry research into best practices. -Provide system coordination, coaching, and mentoring to assist in building seamless educational and work-related systems. -Build a competitive workforce for driver industries. VISION Washington shall become a national model in developing partnerships among business, industry and education for the purpose of enhancing economic and workforce development initiatives to meet the current and future needs of the industries critical to the state’s economic vitality. MISSION Washington’s Centers of Excellence shall serve as the statewide liaisons to business, industry, labor and the state’s educational systems for the purpose of creating a highly skilled and readily available workforce critical to the success of the industries driving the state’s economy and supporting Washington families.