Title 28C — Title 28C VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
4 chapters · 71 sections in this title.
RCW 28C.18.130 Industry skill panels—Grants—Role.
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(1) Subject to funding provided for the purposes of this section, the board, in consultation with the state board for community and technical colleges, the department of commerce, and the employment security department, shall allocate grants on a competitive basis to establish an…
RCW 28C.18.140 Industry skill panels—Standards—Report.
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The board shall establish industry skill panel standards that identify the expectations for industry skill panel products and services. The board shall establish the standards in consultation with labor, the state board for community and technical colleges, the employment securit…
RCW 28C.18.150 Local unified plan for the workforce development system—Strategic plan.
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(1) Workforce development councils, in partnership with local elected officials, shall develop and maintain a local unified plan for the workforce development system including, but not limited to, the local plan required by P.L. 113-128 Sec. 108. The unified plan shall include a …
RCW 28C.18.160 Opportunity internship program—Purpose—Program incentives—Rules.
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(1) The opportunity internship program is created under this section and RCW 28C.18.162 through 28C.18.168. The purpose of the program is to provide incentives for opportunity internship consortia to use existing resources to build educational and employment pipelines to high-dem…
RCW 28C.18.162 Opportunity internship program—Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this section and RCW 28C.18.160 and 28C.18.164 through 28C.18.168.(1) "High-demand occupation" means an occupation with a substantial number of current or projected employment opportun…
RCW 28C.18.164 Opportunity internship program—Opportunity internship consortia—Contracts—Federal funds.
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(1) Opportunity internship consortia may apply to the board to offer an opportunity internship program.(a) The board, in consultation with the Washington state apprenticeship and training council, may select those consortia that demonstrate the strongest commitment and readiness …
RCW 28C.18.166 Opportunity internship program—List of consortium graduates—Notifying office of student financial assistance of Washington college grant eligibility.
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On an annual basis, each opportunity internship consortium shall provide the board with a list of the opportunity internship graduates from the consortium. The board shall compile the lists from all consortia and shall notify the office of student financial assistance of the elig…
RCW 28C.18.168 Opportunity internship program—List of employed graduates—Verification—Incentive payments.
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(1) On an annual basis, each opportunity internship consortium shall provide the board with a list of the opportunity internship graduates from the consortium who have completed a postsecondary program of study, obtained employment in a high-demand occupation that pays a starting…
RCW 28C.18.180 Lifelong learning program.
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(1) A lifelong learning program is established within the workforce training and education coordinating board to provide the opportunity for employees, with the support of their employers, to create educational savings accounts that may be used to fund approved education and trai…
RCW 28C.18.190 Aerospace and advanced materials manufacturing—Program review—Analysis of training system.
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(1) By September 1, 2012, and each September 1st thereafter, the workforce training and education coordinating board, working with the state board for community and technical colleges, shall evaluate the programs recommended for review by the aerospace and advanced materials manu…
RCW 28C.18.210 Clean energy technology workforce advisory committee—Duties—Membership.
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(1) The board shall establish a clean energy technology workforce advisory committee. The goal of the clean energy technology workforce advisory committee is to advise policymakers on efforts to support the expansion of clean energy technology sectors and jobs by prioritizing tra…
RCW 28C.18.212 Clean energy technology—Evaluation of policies.
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(1) Each biennium, in consultation with the clean energy technology workforce advisory committee established in RCW 28C.18.210 and, at minimum, the department of commerce and the employment security department, the board shall evaluate the workforce impact of Washington's climate…
RCW 28C.18.214 Clean energy technology—Workforce training recommendations—Transition to retirement study.
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(1) Each biennium, the board shall develop recommendations for necessary steps to support workforce training required for clean energy technology occupations. The board shall consult with impacted postsecondary training partners, including higher education providers and apprentic…
RCW 28C.18.216 Clean energy technology—Report.
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Beginning November 1, 2023, and at least once every two years thereafter, the board shall report to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature with recommendations on how the state can support worker and employer needs in response to changing workforce require…
RCW 28C.18.220 Nursing professions—Marketing plan.
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Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the workforce training and education coordinating board shall contract with a firm that has expertise in public relations and marketing to develop and execute a marketing plan about available training …
RCW 28C.30.020 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Career awareness and exploration" means programs, activities, and events that provide early exposure to jobs and industries. "Career awareness and exploration" are str…
RCW 28C.30.030 Career connected learning cross-agency work group—Establishment.
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(1) Within existing resources, a career connected learning cross-agency work group is established to scale up and expand high quality career connected learning opportunities in communities across the state.(2) The purpose of the work group is to coordinate agency functions and ex…
RCW 28C.30.040 Career connected learning cross-agency work group—Duties and responsibilities.
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The career connected learning cross-agency work group established in RCW 28C.30.030 shall have the following duties and responsibilities:(1) Advance and promote the career connect Washington vision to create a statewide system for career connected learning and the need for joint …
RCW 28C.30.050 Career connected learning grant program.
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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the career connected learning grant program is established as a competitive grant program to advance the career connect Washington vision under RCW 28C.30.040. The employment security department sh…
RCW 28C.30.060 Career connected learning account.
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The career connected learning account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from public or private sources provided for the purpose of funding grants under RCW 28C.30.050 must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Exp…
RCW 28C.30.070 Employing minors.
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Where applicable, career awareness and exploration, career connected learning, career launch programs, and career preparation programs are subject to RCW 49.12.121 and 49.12.123 regarding employing minors.[ 2019 c 406 s 58.]Notes:Findings—Intent—2019 c 406: See note following RCW…