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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Mike Benbow, Business Editor benbow@heraldnet.com   Published: Monday, October 23, 2006 3 steps to a 787 position Want to help build a Dreamliner? The application process starts at a state-run resource center located near EverettÕs Boeing plant. By Michelle Dunlop / Herald Writer EVERETT- The first potential new workers for the Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner program are filtering through a state-built resource center at Paine Field. Built to assist Boeing in the screening and training of 787 employees, the Employment Resource Center opened its doors Aug. 1. Since then, more than 600 people have used the center to participate in an initial three-step, 90-hour process that could win them a chance at working on the Dreamliner team. "We expect to see 725 people come through by the end of the year," said Fran Bradley, deputy administrator for WorkSource Everett. When trying to persuade Boeing to build its 787 Dreamliner in Washington, state officials agreed to cover up to $10 million of the cost to build and equip an aerospace training facility. The center sits on a piece of Snohomish County property at Paine Field just across 100th Street SW from the Bomarc Industrial Office Development. Boeing will use the employment center for the first five years. After that, the state will reclaim ownership of the facility, which will be used for general aerospace training. Accenture, a New York-based company, oversees the training programs. People interested in working on the 787 program need to complete a three-step process before Boeing will even consider them for employment, Bradley said. Successfully finishing the roughly 90-hour process doesn't guarantee a job on the Dreamliner. Those interested in manufacturing technician work on the 787 should first complete the online evaluation, Bradley said. Those that qualify then come to the resource center for a three-hour exam. To date, 615 people have taken the exam. About 261 people have begun the third step, the 87-hour industrial skill assessment. By Dec. 31, Bradley expects about 421 people to have started step three. Center staff counsel those who do not pass the screening process about other job and training opportunities, said Bill Tarrow, communications manager for WorkSource.

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