Texas leaders are proving that collaboration accelerates apprenticeship development. Kinetic West’s facilitation of a statewide community of practice turned isolated efforts into a coordinated movement with shared tools, strategies, and momentum for the future.

Washington’s economy is growing faster than the nation’s—but so is the gap in skilled workers. Together with Washington Roundtable, Kinetic West mapped the state’s projected shortfall of nearly 600,000 credentialed workers by 2032 and identified pathways for business, education, and policymakers to close it.