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Support funding for Career Connect Washington

Support Funding for Career Connect Washington

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CCW 2024 Select List

Subject: I Support Career Connected Learning

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Washington is a national leader in career connected learning (CCL) thanks to the state’s strategic investments in programs, policy, and infrastructure. Students want real-world learning—job shadows, internships, apprenticeships—and employers need skilled talent. CCL bridges this gap. Please support core funding for career connected learning in our state. - The base budget funding for our state’s CCL system is $27.5M. - The budget proposal from the state House allocates $7.7M (28% of base budget). Please advance the House funding level to sustain critical elements of our state’s career connected learning system through Career Connect Washington (CCW) and prevent loss of progress for students and employers. Career connected learning, such as job shadows, internships, and apprenticeships, offers essential hands-on experience and prepares students for high-demand, well-paying jobs right here in Washington. Washingtonians strongly support these efforts. Recent polling shows that 86% of voters believe it is important for Washington state to support career connected learning programs, and 85% believe students should start learning about career options in elementary and middle school. The infrastructure CCW has built and currently sustains is integral to helping students, particularly those from historically underserved communities, prepare for the high-paying careers of tomorrow. State funding for CCW supports: - Grant funding to Regional Networks, Sector Leaders, and Implementation partners to ensure that regardless of where they live in the state, students have the most relevant, quality experiences with exploration, preparation, and paid work experience on the path to postsecondary enrollment and credential completion. - Career Connected Learning Coordinators (CCLCs) in each of the nine educational service districts that link K-12, higher education, and employers in their regions. They align programs into pathways that meet local employer needs. CCLCs catalyze new program creation through employer outreach and technical assistance to educators. I greatly appreciate the state’s investment over the past five years in career connected learning as an effective strategy to connect young people with great careers and employers with needed talent. I see the positive impacts in our community daily. Thank you for your consideration and for your ongoing commitment to career connected learning through CCW.

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