New training program in Alaska helps seafood industry meet demand for ammonia refrigeration technicians

Ammonia refrigeration unit. Photo courtesy of Kris Norosz.

Although Alaska is located in the far—and often frigid—north, keeping its bountiful seafood the envy of the world requires refrigeration. While both ice and fish are abundant in Alaska, we have a lack of in-state training opportunities for refrigeration technician jobs. Alaska Sea Grant is working to support an effort by iWorkwise and the Alaska Research Consortium to meet this need. The new Professional Ammonia Refrigeration Operator Education for seafood processors (ProAROE) program offers Alaska’s seafood industry employees refrigeration training, while saving money for seafood processors by offering the training in state.

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Source: Alaska Sea Grant. Full article by Caleb Taylor, ASG seafood workforce coordinator.