Big donation to help Tri-Cities students land high-paying jobs
A Hanford nuclear site contractor has donated $200,000 to strengthen higher education and develop the workforce for the Tri-Cities area.
“We are tremendously fortunate to have great education institutions in the Tri-Cities,” said Carol Johnson, president of Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure, or H2C.
“This collaboration will help those organizations be the best they can be, as they prepare future workers to move the mission forward at Hanford, or any other career or industry they have a passion for.”
Donations go to:
- Washington State University Tri-Cities to prepare engineering students in principles of nuclear safety and equip business students with accounting and procurement practices needed for government contracting.
- Columbia Basin College to support curriculum that equips students with skills in project management, radiological protection, instrumentation and controls, operations, and safety and health.
- The Washington State STEM Educational Foundation to support classroom programs that expose students to careers in science, technology, engineering and math, while identifying what additional skills are needed to ensure students are competitive job applicants.
- The Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce to support efforts to map current workforce development initiatives in our community to highlight gaps for workforce needs and career opportunities.
