What is WIRED? (Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development)
WIRED is building our regional identity to ensure economic growth and global competitiveness. A three year, $5 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, WIRED is creating the framework to attract business to the Pacific Mountain Region, strengthening established and emerging businesses in our communities, and expanding workforce skills.
It is a project of the Pacific Mountain Workforce Consortium and the Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council (equal opportunity employers and providers of employment and training services. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to persons with disabilities).
Partners from industry, labor, economic development, education and workforce development are brought together to work in collaborative projects. High wage, high demand jobs are the focus in the targeted sectors of Manufacturing, Construction, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Energy Technology.
WIRED projects will highlight science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills (STEM) occupations; will produce a demonstrable economic impact; will offer innovative models that can be implemented across the country; and will create new and ecologically sustainable ways to do business.
GOAL 1 Establish and Promote Regional Identity
- Align and share regional resources to create and integrate industry-driven training
- Build the capacity of the Alliance and the Executive Leadership Council to lead regional innovation
- Promote the importance of the region as an economic partner in the Pacific Northwest
- Launch an Internet-based Business Enterprise Network to advance regional identity and enhance global competitiveness
GOAL 2 Transform our Talent Pool
- Advance innovative, applied training opportunities in targeted sectors, i.e. Construction, Manufacturing, Energy, Entrepreneurship/Innovation
- Develop a multi-disciplinary, collaborative approach that validates the commitment to industry-driven goals
- Capitalize on existing regional assets, including a strong local talent pool, to build the foundation for a sustainable, prosperous future
GOAL 3 Promote Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Create a regional identity for innovation through research and technology transfers
- Expand relationships with research institutions
- Engage and benefit the region’s Native American and rural communities
Pacific Mountain Alliance for Innovation, 1570 Irving Street SW, Tumwater WA 98512
Ph: 360-570-6957, Fx: 360-704-6444
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