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KHQ/WorkSource Spokane Job Fair Space Still Available
The WDC has partnered with KHQ and WorkSource Spokane to
host a job fair Wednesday, April 9 at the Lincoln Center. The event is
expected to draw several hundred job seekers and will be occurring at the same time as a similar job fair in Post Falls, also in partnership with KHQ.
Booth space is free to employers and open to all industries. Those attending must have current openings at the time of the fair. For more information or to reserve your space, contact WDC Workforce Program Manager Kyle West at kwest@wdcspokane.com or 533-8472.
And a special thank you to Altek, Avista and Humanix for allowing KHQ to film a commercial for the fair at their locations.
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US Sec. of Labor Thomas Perez Visits Boeing to Talk Workforce
WDC CEO Mark Mattke and Spokane Community College Dean Dave Cox took part in a roundtable with U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez early this month at Boeing in Renton, Wash.
The focus was on Air Washington, a consortium of 11 Washington  State community and technical colleges, which have received a $20 million Department of Labor grant to strengthen the state's aerospace industry workforce. The consortium is led by Spokane Community College. The WDC has provided industry navigation services to help guide job seekers into college programs and into careers upon completion.
To date, the consortium has trained more than 2,400 participants, including more than 350 veterans. "Americans are using programs like this one as a springboard to the middle class - a better, more secure living for their families," said Perez. "For those workers, and for their employers, that's what this work is all about - opportunity."
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FIRST Robotics Competition Held at EWU
The annual FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) was held March 13-15 at Eastern Washington University. The FRC is for students in grades 9-12 who raise funds, design a team brand and build and program robots to perform specific tasks. WDC CEO Mark Mattke participated as a judge of the competition.
This year's district FRC brought students from across Washington and Oregon. Locally, 12 teams from Spokane County high schools competed. Qualifying teams will go on to compete at the Pacific Northwest District Championship event in Portland, Ore. April 10-12.
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