Projects Archive

 

Dual Enrollment
Through the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, CLC coordinated and assisted with planning the Dual Enrollment Conferences in Washington State, as well as maintained the online Running Start Coordinator's Guide (in the future this document will be updated and posted on sbctc.ctc.edu).

 

Washington State County Training Insititute

(2008)

As part of a community College partership, CLC provided web site development services to county associations, to market staff and leadership training delivered through the County Training Institute.

 

Employment Readiness Scale ™
(February 2005 - April 2006)

The Center for Learning Connections was formerly a U.S. representative of this research-based online employability assessment instrument.

 

Going Home Re-Entry Training and Academy

(2003 - 2006)
The Center for Learning Connections provides training to prison staff and communities for the Washington Statewide Young Offender Reentry Project funded through the Serious Violent Offender Reentry Grant Program. CLC provides training in King, Pierce and Spokane, to help staff and the community prepare for the prison release of serious violent offenders.

National Training and Support Center - Seattle

Washington Workforce Association Training
(March 2001 – April 2003)

Under the direction of the Washington Workforce Association, CLC assisted with training needs identification, curriculum design, trainer selection, marketing, training delivery, evaluation and fiscal reconciliation for WWA training.

 

Washington WorkFirst Statewide Training for Frontline Staff
(May 1999 – June 2003)

Under the direction of the WorkFirst Training Advisory Committee, CLC designed, delivered and evaluated this statewide training program. More than 2,000 frontline staff attended training on a wide range of topics including:

• WorkFirst: Your Role in the Big Picture
• WorkFirst: Building Collaborative Customer Service Skills
• Using the Internet to Support the WorkFirst Mission
• Communication and Interviewing Skills
• Career Development and Wage Progression
• Team-based Case Management
• Special Issues Topics, including Learning Disabilities, Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse, Mental Illness
  

Washington Association of Occupational Educators
(1999-2000)

Through funding from the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, CLC was the Executive Office for WAOE, an organization made up of community and technical professional/technical instructors. As the Executive Office, CLC with the leadership of the WAOE Board provided an annual conference and workshops for college instructors.

 

 

Work-Based Learning Resource Center
(1996 – June 2000)

With funding through the Federal School to Work Opportunities Act, CLC (formerly known as the Center for Career and Work-Related Education) provided schools and colleges in Washington State with resources and training around work-based learning.

 

National Traning and Support Center

The National Training and Support Center (NTSC) was created by the Department of Education to support America’s Career Resource Network activities nationwide. NTSC-Seattle was managed by the Center for Learning Connections and was responsible for planning and coordinating training and disseminating ACRN materials and information.

 

Workforce Education Web Site

CLC hosted and maintained Washington State’s community and technical college professional/technical vocational program resources, serving workforce education administrators, faculty and staff.