Olympia Career Hub

Olympia Career Hub

Free Construction Bootcamp Cohort!

January 22 – February 16, 2024
February 26 – March 22, 2024
April 1 – April 26, 2024

This 4-week long training program is a registered pre-apprenticeship. Learn the technical skills needed to begin a career in construction trades through a mix of hands-on training and classroom instruction.

Cohort participants will earn OSHA-10 Safety, forklift operator, and flagger certifications.

Registration page will reopen on December 4, 2023

Welcome to the Olympia Career Hub

The Olympia Career Hub is a free resource for individuals who want to expand their professional skills and knowledge. Whether you are beginning a new career or are well established, the Olympia Career Hub wants to help you level up.

Career Hub Events

Improve your skills to strengthen your resume!

All events are presented by Hired Workforce Solutions, a division of the Thurston County Chamber of Commerce, and funded by the City of Olympia. If you are within the qualified area, all events are free to attend for career builders and employers.

What events do we offer?

Career Map Meetups
A weekly career exploration and networking event. Learn from peers and professionals currently in a career you are interested in. All ages and experience levels are welcome.

Short-term certificate trainings

  • Construction Cohort: This 4-week long program is a registered pre-apprenticeship. Learn the technical skills needed for an entry level construction opportunity through a mix of hands-on training and classroom instruction. Students will earn OSHA-10 safety, forklift, and flagger certifications.
  • Earn multiple industry recognized certificates to show employers your communication skills are on the next level.

Hiring Events
The Olympia Career Hub is also your direct connection to employment. Each training cohort will conclude with a hiring event. These events will focus on specific industries and include local employers who are looking for the skills taught in each training program.

For Employers

The Olympia Career Hub is not just for Career Builders…

Employers can also benefit from our services!

  • The Olympia Career Hub also provides employer specific resources that are free to businesses located in Thurston County
  • Career Map Meetups are the perfect place to market yourself as an employer to a live audience while expanding your network of possible employees 

Develop your current staff with our events!

  •  Hiring Events: Instead of a broad invite to the general public, the Olympia Career Hub’s hiring events are directly tied to our certificate trainings. These events will focus on specific industries that will benefit from the skills and certifications each candidate obtained.

If you have questions, email Micah Pong, Project Manager, at mpong@thurstonchamber.com or call the Thurston Chamber (360) 357-3362  

The Olympia Career Hub is funded by the City of Olympia and Sponsored by the Thurston County Chamber of Commerce.

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For Questions

If you have questions, email Micah Pong, Project Manager, at mpong@thurstonchamber.com or call the Thurston Chamber (360) 357-3362.