Focus is on connecting local youth to local jobs

Davenport WA, May 15, 2018 – On May 9, WSU Extension provided Washington with a unique opportunity for collaboration around rural workforce issues – a statewide virtual conference on Workforce Solutions through Career Connected Learning. Keynote speakers were viewed simultaneously at 21 locations across the state, followed by local discussion of ways to connect career opportunities with local youth.

Several Lincoln County businesses have job openings they cannot fill, and connecting youth to those local job opportunities before the young people graduate is a proven solution. That’s why the Lin...