Partners & Resources

Developing partnerships and fostering collaboration are at the core of everything we do at Skills Inc. We place a high value on our relationships with other organizations and continuously strive to leverage our individual strengths for the greater good.

Partners

Associations

• Aerospace Futures Alliance of Washington
• Archbright
• Association of Washington Business (AWB)
• Auburn Chamber of Commerce
• Ballard Chamber of Commerce
• Center for Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound (CAMPS)
• Community Employment Alliance (CEA)
• International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)
• Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance (PNAA)
• Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

Business & Community

• Cares of Washington
• Rainier Scholars
• Seattle Youth Employment Program (SYEP)
• SourceAmerica
• US Business Leadership Network (USBLN)
• Washington State Business Leadership Network (WSBLN)

Education

• Bellevue College Occupational Life Skills (OLS)
• Enumclaw School District
• Federal Way School District
• Kent School District
• Orting School District
• Tahoma School District
• University Place School District
• White River School District

Industry

• Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee (AJAC)
• Impact Washington
• Washington Aerospace Training and Research Center (WATR)

Resources

Local

• Hearing, Speech and Deafness Center
• King County Developmental Disabilities Division (KCDDD)
• United Way
• Workforce Development Council

State

• Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
• Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)
• Northwest ADA Center
• Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
• Washington Assistive Technology Alliance (WATAP)
• Washington State Department of Services for the Blind (DSB)
• WorkSource

National

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
• Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
• Purple Communications
• Think Beyond the Label

“The beautiful thing about Skills Inc. is their desire to make a broader impact by collaborating with others. They know that by working together, we can make the world a better, more inclusive place where more people with disabilities experience the joy of career success.”

—Melinda Jenks, CONNECT Supply Chain’s Chief Operating Officer