In collaboration with the University of Alaska, the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development identified the residency, employment and earnings of individuals graduating from UA since FY99, at one and five years after graduation. Outcomes were analyzed by career cluster, degree level and by the university granting the degree, and are presented in the figures and graphs on pages 3 – 7. Observed residency and employment patterns after graduation are the product of each individual graduate’s education and training experiences, as well as personal lifestyle goals. Read the full report here.
Category: Workforce Development
UAS Fish Tech Fall 2015 Newsletter
Debate, Faculty Forum and Discussion on Workforce Development – Thursday, November 12th
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence,
Difficult Dialogues Initiative & Seawolf Debate Program
invite you to a public debate, faculty forum, and discussion:
“UAA should prioritize workforce development
over a liberal arts education.”
Thursday, November 12, 2015 7-9 pm
UAA/APU CONSORTIUM LIBRARY RM 307
Free of charge and open to the public
featuring the award-winning UAA Seawolf Debate Program,
a faculty response panel, and a facilitated public discussion.
With UAA faculty panelists:
Dan Kline, English
LuAnn Piccard, Engineering
Landry Signe, Political Science
The media contains numerous reports of U.S. jobs going unfilled, or being outsourced to distant lands, because too few American workers have the requisite skills to perform them well. In Alaska, with the fiscal crisis expected to last into the forseeable future, and with student debt rising, the pressure on students to have highly marketable skills is on the increase (and jobs may be on the decrease). More than two dozen Japanese universities are reducing or eliminating academic programs in the humanities and social sciences, following a dictum from Tokyo to focus on disciplines that “better meet society’s needs.” But don’t we need citizens capable of navigating their way through the complex social and political challenges we face, using skills and perspectives provided by a well-rounded liberal arts education? Join us for this important discussion.
This event is part of a series sponsored by the UAA Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence since 2003 to offer the UAA and Anchorage communities access to university resources as a basis for discussions of policies and issues affecting its future.
For information: eroderick@uaa.alaska.edu or 786-4605
MAPTS Underground Mine Camp Graduation
You’re invited to join University of Alaska’s Mining and Petroleum Training Service as they celebrate their 36th year of service to the mining industry of Alaska at their November 23rd Underground Mine Camp Graduation.
Additional details and who to contact can be found here.
Kodiak College Gets New Trainer for Boat Classes
KODIAK, Alaska — Kodiak College has a new training tool that squishes all of a boat’s operational systems into a 4-by-7-foot cart to teach repair and maintenance classes.
Most of the systems are miniaturized with a small engine, a tiny prop and a 5-gallon bucket of water to represent the ocean in a sea water cooling system.
“You can see all the vessel systems at once and you can also see how they integrate with each other,” said LA Holmes, the college’s maritime workforce development coordinator.
Read the full article at Newsminer.com – The Voice of Interior Alaska.
UA Workforce Development News 