Center of Excellence - Affiliations/Partnerships

Affiliations/Partnerships

Success is best met through partnerships of like-minded people. At the Center of Excellence, we routinely partner on projects and through advisory groups to ensure success in aerospace and advanced materials manufacturing in Washington state.

Here are some of our partners.

**Center of Excellence partners**
Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee (AJAC) AJAC designs, develops, and implements apprenticeship programs for multiple aerospace and manufacturing occupations. The AJAC committee is comprised of industry employers, employees, and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and has equal representation from the different segments of the aerospace industry.
Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance The Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance is a non-profit organization promoting growth and success of the aerospace industry in the Northwest region of the United States. PNAA accomplishes this through: Providing frequent networking opportunities Promoting and conducting educational seminars Informing members of business opportunities and industry changes PNAA's Mission PNAA promotes the growth of the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Industry by assisting members to be globally competitive by providing education, access to business opportunities, information on emerging markets and facilitating development of key relationships.
Future of Flight The Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour offers the only opportunity to tour a commercial jet assembly plant in North America.
Workforce Development Council Snohomish County The Workforce Development Council is a governing group, representing a broad cross-section of the local community, interested in workforce development issues.
Washington State Community & Technical Colleges The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) is responsible for administering the Community and Technical College Act and providing leadership and coordination for Washington's public system of 34 community and technical colleges. The SBCTC is governed by a nine-member board appointed by the Governor.
Granite Falls High School “Shop Girls” Students of manufacturing at Granite Falls High School, in Granite Falls, WA were challenged to create their own eco-car for a Shell Oil Company. The team consists of all girls who designed and manufactured a car and then took it to competition in Houston, TX.
Sno Isle Skills Center Sno-Isle Tech Skills Center is a public school offering technical training for high school students from: Arlington, Darrington, Edmonds, Everett, Granite Falls, Lake Stevens, Lakewood, Marysville, Monroe, Mukilteo, Skykomish, Snohomish, South Whidbey and Sultan school districts. Sno-Isle Tech currently offers nineteen courses in five different career pathways.
Yakima Valley Technical Skills Center Yakima Valley Technical Skills Center (YV-TECH) began its operation in 1977 with six programs; today that number has increased to twenty-three programs. Operating as a co-op YV-TECH offers technical career programs to local high schools. YV-TECH operates under a ten-member administrative council made up of ten superintendents who are the governing body for YV-TECH.
Boeing’s Aerospace Academic Alignment Team The Center of Excellence is working with Boeing to alignment community college curriculum to available jobs.
Mukilteo School District
Washington Aerospace Council Find out more about the Department of Commerce's report to the Governor February 7, 2011.