{"id":929,"date":"2017-05-08T09:19:21","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T16:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/skamania\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=929"},"modified":"2017-05-08T09:19:21","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T16:19:21","slug":"gorge-governors-summit-site-for-career-connected-learning","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/skamania\/event\/gorge-governors-summit-site-for-career-connected-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Gorge Governors Summit Site for Career Connected Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Join us for the\u00a0Governors Summit on Career Connected Learning\u00a0May 31, 2017 from 10:00am-1:30pm. Our local site for the summit is the Dallesport Elementary School in Lyle, WA. This site was chosen as a central location for all interested Columbia River Gorge participants. \u00a0We hope you will join us.\u00a0Please view our flyer<\/a>\u00a0with more information\u00a0about the event. Click here<\/a> to register for the event.<\/p>\n

There will be 740,000 job openings over the next five years in Washington. Washington\u2019s young people deserve an education that prepares them to take part in our economy, and real world, hands-on career connected learning is a key part of this preparation. Such preparation also equips employers with a workforce ready for 21st century challenges and innovation.<\/p>\n

Please join us for Governor Inslee\u2019s Summit on Career Connected Learning on May 31, 2017.<\/strong>\u00a0You\u2019ll be part of a group of industry, policy, and education leaders working together to share best practices and policies to increase and strengthen career-related opportunities in high demand jobs for Washington\u2019s youth.\u00a0The Governor’s Summit is the culmination of an 18-month, multi-state Policy Academy, co-chaired by the Governor’s office and the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board.<\/p>\n

The regional sites will connect via webinar technology with the central Summit during the general session to learn about statewide career connected learning activities and plans. You\u2019ll then convene locally to discuss the information shared by the panelists and address local opportunities, challenges, and solutions to provide youth with career connected learning experiences. Information gathered at these sites will be collected and shared with the Governor\u2019s office and others working on next steps regarding career connected learning in our state.<\/p>\n

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Washington was one of six states selected by the National Governors Association (NGA) to participate in a Policy Academy, funded by the Siemens Foundation, to identify promising practices, resources, and policies aimed at increasing career-related\u00a0opportunities in high demand jobs for Washington\u2019s youth. As part of the NGA Policy Academy, the Governor\u2019s Summit on Career Connected Learning is being co-hosted by the Workforce Board, the Governor\u2019s Office, OSPI, Washington STEM, and WSU Extension. Join us at the Summit to:<\/p>\n