Washington State Information Technology Workforce & Education Initiative

华盛顿州信息技术劳动力和教育计划（WITI）是一个全州范围的合作项目，旨在研究和量化信息技术（IT）劳动力需求，并寻求针对当前和未来需求的权宜之计、经济高效的解决方案。 通过这个为期24个月的项目，西北新兴技术中心（NWCET）及其合作伙伴确定并记录了华盛顿州的IT劳动力需求以及可用的IT教育计划。 这种差距分析导致制定新的信息技术方案，并在国家支持下加强和更新现有的信息技术方案。 该项目还带来了“交钥匙”解决方案，使教育机构能够快速启动或增强IT计划。 此外，该项目通过加快NWCET和区域先进技术教育联合会（RATEC）的工作速度和扩大其影响，提高了NWCET活动的范围和价值。 其结果是制定了一个全国适用的、全州范围的“最佳做法”复制模式。

The Washington State Information Technology Workforce and Education Initiative (WITI) is a statewide collaborative project to examine and quantify Information Technology (IT) workforce demands and seek expedient, cost-effective solutions to current and future demands. Through this twenty-four month project, the NorthWest Center for Emerging Technologies (NWCET) and its partners identify and catalog Washington state IT workforce demands, as well as available IT educational programs. This gap analysis leads to the development of new IT programs and, with state support, to the strengthening and updating of existing IT programs. This project also leads to "turnkey" solutions that allow educational institutions to rapidly launch or enhance IT programs. Additionally, this project enhances the scope and value of NWCET activities by accelerating the rate and expanding the impact of the work of the NWCET and the Regional Advanced Technology Education Consortium (RATEC). The result is the development of a nationally adaptable, statewide "Best Practices" replication model.