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Seattle Vocational Institute
2120 South Jackson
Seattle, WA 98144-2219
(206) 587-4950
sviweb.sccd.ctc.edu
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Welcome
Programs at Seattle Vocational Institute lead to jobs with a future, personal achievements and educational advancement.
SVI is a division of Seattle Central Community College and collaborates with colleges in the Seattle Community College
District as well as with business, labor, government and community-based organizations.
SVI is located in the heart of the city’s Central District and is the area's largest delivery system for short-term
workforce training and education leading directly to employment.
- Basic skills courses enable students to improve their reading, writing,
math and critical thinking skills.
- Short-term, open-entry job training programs lead to real-world jobs
with livable wages.
- Personal and professional development courses are designed to enhance
the development of individual potential and success in the workplace.
This independent, job-training institute joined the Seattle Community College District as part of the
State Legislature's 1991 Workforce Training and Education Act.
Dr. Norward J. Brooks
Executive Dean, Seattle Vocational Institute
Mission
The Seattle Vocational Institute provides basic skills, vocational and workforce training opportunities through
competency-based, open-entry, short-term programs that lead to jobs with a future, personal achievements and educational
advancement, collaborating with business, labor, government and community groups.
Learning Outcomes
The success of SVI’s workforce training programs is best measured by:
- the number of students who successfully complete their training programs
- the number of students placed into jobs upon program completion
- the level of wages earned by program completers in their first placement upon completion
- evidence that SVI graduates successfully retain jobs
- the number of students who participate in further education and training