The Center of Excellence for Global Trade & Supply Chain Management shall be a local, national, and global model for innovative workforce development, and collaboration between industry and education.
About The Center of Excellence for Global Trade and Supply Chain Management
We are building a highly skilled workforce for the global trade and supply chain management sector by bringing together industry, education, labor and leadership in Washington state. By collaborating with our partners in industry and education, we are developing the next generation of workers to support the needs of our state’s world-class global trade and supply chain sector. A sector that includes 179,000 plus employees in the state. Washington state businesses that send and receive materials, data, finished products and services quickly and efficiently.
Who we serve
Students
Discover the global trade and supply chain sector—the 179,000 jobs in Washington state, what you can do, the excellent compensation and where you can gain training to get these jobs.
Workers
Where you can receive training to further your career and programs that can take you to the next level of your career.
Industry partners
Connecting you to programs building the next generation of talent. Listening and learning from your needs.
Partner with Our College
Helping increase enrollment, building your programs, connecting you to industry.
Education & training programs
Across the state, Washington’s Community and Technical Colleges offer everything from short- term certificates that can be completed in a few months’ time, to four-year bachelor’s degree programs in Global Trade and Supply Chain Management. Find your local college, find your program, and find your next career!
Careers
There are many careers in global trade and supply chain management, most requiring some amount of additional education, from certificates to master degrees. Explore these different career opportunities, including the different jobs, pay scales and where to receive the training to secure these jobs. These careers are broken down into three main categories.
Programs
Economic analysis
Sam Kaplan
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June 2024
2024 Economic Impact Report Update
The Washington state global trade & supply chain management sector is among Washington’s largest industry sectors and drives economic growth across the state.
Sam Kaplan
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Jan 1, 2025
Bigger Than Taylor Swift
How big is the global trade and supply chain sector in Washington state? It’s big. Really big. Our recent update to the Economic Analysis of the Sector quantifies just how large. But it also ...
Economic Analysis
Sam Kaplan
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Jan 1, 2025
Supporting Retail
When you think of retail jobs, what typically comes to mind are the cashier and stocker positions; the people you see working the cash register at your local grocery store or stocking the floor at...
Economic Analysis
