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BlackMuse connects people, employers, schools, and public agencies to create workforce pathways in high-demand industries.

From occupational training and emerging technology to internships and employer placement, we help people explore careers, build skills, gain experience, and enter the workforce.

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What BlackMuse is

A workforce-development and emerging-technology organization.

BlackMuse creates pathways from education to opportunity through learning, technology, real-world experiences and employer connections.

Who we serve

  • Students
  • Job seekers
  • Schools
  • Government & workforce partners
  • Employers
  1. EXPLORE
  2. CREATE
  3. BUILD
  4. EXPERIENCE
  5. OPPORTUNITY
Choose your path

Three doors. One ecosystem.

Whether you hire, refer, or run a school, there is a way in — and every path connects to the same outcomes.

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For employers

Hireprepared talent.

Companies in maritime, logistics, manufacturing, construction and emerging industries.

Enter
State programs

Refer orget referred.

DVR counselors, agencies, families and participants entering Pre-ETS or CRP services.

Enter
Schools & afterschool

Bring the labto your school.

Districts, principals, expanded-learning coordinators and youth organizations.

Enter
By the numbers

Documented reach. Two states. One pipeline.

Programs and workforce services reaching communities across Washington and California, with school partnerships spanning six regional markets and workforce-development activity across the greater Puget Sound region.

  • Partner School Sites

  • States Reached

  • DVR/CRP Participants Supported

  • Students in California

  • Career-Readiness Service Pathways

  • School & Program Groups in a Cross-State Youth Showcase

  • Students with Documented Completed Pre-ETS Services

  • Pre-ETS Student-Hours Delivered

  • VR
  • Game Design
  • Robotics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Work-Based Learning
  • Career Exploration
  • Creative Technology
Documented work

Proof, not promises.

Every figure links to what it measures and where it comes from.

A student puts on a VR headset in a school hallway

Case study · Think Together / California

A three-school pilot grew into a multi-region partnership.

Students in the initial Compton pilot

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Washington DVR · Pre-ETS

“They do an amazing job with our students.”

— Stacy Kidd, Washington State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

Students with documented completed Pre-ETS services

Documented Pre-ETS student-hours

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BlackMuse Labs

We don't only teach the future. We build inside it.

  • MarkerQuestA location-based exploration platform connecting people to historical stories and markers where history happened.
  • SterileVRImmersive workforce training for sterile processing.
  • Digital Archives + Community MemoryExploring how emerging technology can preserve and share community stories.
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Our partners

The network behind the pathways.

Workforce, school, community and state partners working alongside BlackMuse across Washington and California.

  • Workforce & Industry
  • Program & Community
  • State Partners
What our partners say

Trusted by state agencies and school partners.

Verified quotes from the partners who work alongside BlackMuse in Washington and California.

Washington DVR
“They do an amazing job with our students.”
  • “a vital part of our Pre-ETS Team”
  • “I'm very proud to call them our partners here!”

Stacy Kidd

Washington State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

Think Together
“AMAZING!! I have had nothing but great reviews from both PLs and the SPM.”

Isabel Lupio

Think Together

Think Together
“We value the partnership and the creative program that you offer.”

Jaclyn Aviles

Senior Strategist, Think Together

How BlackMuse works

One system, stage by stage.

Every participant, student and partner moves through the same connected system — from the first contact to the next step.

  1. 01

    Connect

    Referral, inquiry or partner intake.

  2. 02

    Discover

    Interests, strengths and possible futures.

  3. 03

    Learn

    Skills built through hands-on projects.

  4. 04

    Experience

    Real workplaces, real employers.

  5. 05

    Document

    Outcomes captured and reported.

  6. 06

    Advance

    The next step — job, school or program.

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For employers

Recruit to retain — we handle the stages in between.

BlackMuse works upstream of hiring so you meet prepared candidates.

  1. 01

    Recruit

  2. 02

    Explore

  3. 03

    Train

  4. 04

    Experience

  5. 05

    Interview

  6. 06

    Hire

  7. 07

    Retain

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Windows into possible futures

Every door starts after school.

Shared outcomes

One Mission. Multiple Pathways.

Whether a student enters BlackMuse through a state-funded workforce program or a school technology program, the goal is the same: help them better understand themselves, the world of work, and the opportunities available to them.

Career Awareness

Understand industries, occupations, and future possibilities.

Employability

Develop communication, professionalism, teamwork, and workplace skills.

Technical Skills

Gain experience with technology, digital tools, VR, game design, AI, and emerging fields.

Self-Advocacy

Build confidence, independence, goal-setting, and the ability to request support.

Real-World Experience

Connect classroom learning to employers, industries, internships, and workplaces.

Future Pathways

Prepare for employment, college, vocational training, entrepreneurship, or continued career development.

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About BlackMuse

We don't believe technology alone will save us.

We believe in what people can do with it.

BlackMuse creates spaces where people can explore, make, question, experiment and build for themselves.

We bring the tools. Our people decide what to build with them.

About BlackMuse

The whole ecosystem, one direction

FROM EDUCATIONTO OPPORTUNITY.

Students, participants, schools, agencies and employers — connected by one organization built to move people forward.

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Employers

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Have jobs, internships, tours, career speakers or work-based learning opportunities? We'd like to hear from you.

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