In 2025, backbone organizations participated in training-provider and participant-site visits. These visits generated observations, questions, best practices, and identified challenges. The insights gathered have been organized into six key areas to inform considerations around participant experience and persistence.
Use this resource with partners, in sectoral partnership meetings, in 1ʼ1s with training
providers, or internally.
Examples include:
- In sustainability planning, when reviewing what you are already doing well or what can be improved
- In placement strategies, to see what can be done to support participant success
- In sectoral partnership improvement conversations with employers, training providers, and CBOs
- In internal participant process/policy/procedure improvement efforts
- In contracting considerations for CBO and training partners
- In assessing the CBO intake process or training provider accessibility to various populations
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This resource was created by Washington STEM in collaboration with Career Connect Washington for the Washington Jobs Initiative, funded through the federal Good Jobs Challenge.
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