Tag: CTE

UA Connects Students to Opportunities through Career Coach

Did you know that the University of Alaska offers a web-based tool called Career Coach to help individuals explore careers that match their interests and discover postsecondary programs to prepare them for success?

University of Alaska Did you know? newsletter highlights Career Coach, a platform where students — and anyone interested — can browse career paths and employment opportunities across the state. In addition to labor data and wages, students can view all the steps and certifications needed to reach their career areas of interest. Military service members can even use their military occupation code to match their current job with civilian occupations.

Whether one is beginning their career or wanting to explore different industries, Career Coach helps users explore all opportunities for professional advancement.

Read the full edition here or jump right in and explore Career Coach.

Source: UA System Office of Public Affairs.

Pogo loader donation benefits CTC diesel, heavy equipment program

Above: Students stand with university and Pogo Mine leaders in front of an underground loader that Pogo Mine donated to the UAF Community and Technical College Diesel and Heavy Equipment program. UAF photo by Eric Engman.

A donated underground loader from Northern Star Resources – Pogo Mine will let University of Alaska Fairbanks students train on the same modern equipment they are likely to encounter in their future jobs.

This loader is a perfect fit for students participating in our entry-level course introducing the true and heavy mechanics industry.

Ray Ludwig, UAF CTC advisor and assistant professor for the diesel and heavy equipment program

The Sandvik loader, valued at $85,000, made the 130-mile journey from the Pogo Mine to the program’s headquarters at the Hutchison Institute of Technology in Fairbanks in mid-April. More than a dozen students walked alongside the 52-ton loader as it crawled through the parking lot to the program’s garage.

Read the full article here.

Source: UAF news and information. Article by Marimian Grimes, UAF senior public information officer.

UA construction programs meet students where they are

The construction industry is important to communities all over the state. People can find a job, remain in their hometown, and enjoy the economic security that comes with a sustainable career, and UA is a pipeline for anyone interested in helping build Alaska.

From carpentry to surveying, heavy duty equipment to welding, and civil engineering to project and construction management, these programs range from short-term certificates to four-year degrees and beyond, and all are designed with industry input to provide the skills needed for employment or career advancement.

Watch the video to learn about about career pathways to construction management. To learn more about UA’s construction programs, explore the links below and see what each university has to offer:

University of Alaska Anchorage

University of Alaska Fairbanks

University of Alaska Southeast

Source: UA System Office of Public Affairs, Empower Alaska Campaign.

Students go underground to find rock-steady jobs

Attendees at the MAPTS graduation ceremony on Nov. 21, 2022, ride in vehicles through the tunnels of the underground mine training center. UAF photo by Eric Engman.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Mining and Petroleum Training Service (MAPTS) has conducted resource industry training and worker certification for 40 years. In addition to hard skills for underground and surface mine operations, MAPTS provides customized training for a variety of employers, agencies and industry partners. Graduates of the MAPTS program move into jobs at Alaska’s major mines, including Kinross in the Interior, Hecla Greens Creek Mine on Admiralty Island, and Coeur Alaska Kensington in the Southeast.

We know that this program changes lives.

William Bieber, MAPTS Executive Director

Over 400 miners have graduated from MAPTS’ underground mining program in the past decade. Many of whom went straight to work in one of Alaska’s Major mines, joining an industry with about 5,400 mining jobs.

Julie Stricker of UAF’s Cooperative Extension Service shares the story of MAPTS’ contributions to the state’s mining industry, the program’s impact on future miners, and new mining opportunities MAPTS can help seize.

Read the full story here.

Source: Julie Stricker, Public Information Officer, UAF Cooperative Extension Service