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Alaska June Economic Trends

June2017TrendsThe Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development recently partnered with the Department of Corrections to study how employment and wages affect the likelihood of returning to prison after serving time for a felony, and the analysis in this issue is the first of its kind in Alaska. Also in June’s issue is a look at how Alaska measures up nationwide according to federal poverty thresholds, and an analysis of how Alaska’s changing age structure is likely to affect the size and makeup of our future population.

Read the June Alaska Economic Trends

Source: Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Alaska May Economic Trends

May2017TrendsMay Trends provides an update on Alaska’s housing market, which remains remarkably stable despite the state’s recession. Also this month is a look at Alaska kids who live in their grandparents’ home and how this phenomenon compares to the rest of the nation, an analysis of Alaska’s slight drop in personal income in 2016, and data on Alaskans who work multiple jobs. It’s become common to work a secondary job in the state, and that began before the recession.

Read the full issue here.

Source: Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Workforce Wednesday: Maritime Industry Apprenticeships

The Calista Corporation has partnered with AVTEC in Seward for an entry-level apprenticeship program aimed at high school students and graduates.

Cari-Ann Carty with Alaska Process Industry Careers Consortium says students will learn nautical and shoreside skills, how to navigate in the waters of Alaska, as well as get certifications and on-the-job training. Students will also have access to a state of the art simulator to hone their navigation skills.

Brenda Pacarro, with the Calista Corporation, said the organization recognized the need for Alaskans to receive training in order to be more employable. Pacarro wants the maritime industry to know it has trained and motivated candidates ready to enter the workforce.

There are scholarships available and Carty said there are a few requirements. For example, candidates need to be drug and alcohol free.

Those interested in scholarships or funding can get in touch with the Calista Corporation. Students or graduates interested in the apprenticeship program can visit the website, akmaritimeapp.com to apply or learn more.

To watch the full Workforce Wednesday video segment, click here.

Correction: In the video, Carty said the pay for deckhands was $250 an hour.  The pay averages about $250 per day.

Source: Workforce Wednesday: Maritime industry apprenticeships | KTVA 11

Alaska April Economic Trends

AprTrends2017April Trends features a comprehensive analysis of the nation’s 259 state-level recessions since 1961, and what Alaska might learn from their losses and recoveries as we navigate our largest economic downturn since the mid-1980s. Also this month is an update on the students who graduated from Alaska high schools in 2005 – the educational and career paths they took and where we found them in 2015. Finally, we examine what sizes and ages of businesses have been creating and losing jobs, and provide an update on what happened to claims for unemployment insurance benefits in 2016.

Source: Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

 

Mat-Su Regional Health Center Hires First Apprentices

Mat-Su Regional Health Center Hires First Apprentices
Health care apprenticeships grow through multi-employer collaboration

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Mat-Su Regional Health Center has hired its first Registered Apprentices, who will work as Operating Room Technicians and Sterile Processing Technicians. Mat-Su Regional Health Center, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Alaska Regional Hospital, Alaska Surgery Center, and Alaska labor unions are collaborating to expand health care apprenticeships through the Alaska Health Care Apprenticeship Consortium (AHCAC), which was established with grant support from the U.S. Department of Labor, in coordination with the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

“Through these apprenticeships, Mat-Su Regional Hospital is building its own work force while creating more middle class jobs for Alaskans,” said Labor Commissioner Heidi Drygas.

“With apprenticeship, we are able to offer Alaska-grown opportunities for very difficult-to-recruit positions,” said Cathy Babuscio, Human Resources and Employee Health Director at Mat-Su Regional Hospital.

“Mat-Su Regional Health Center’s decision to utilize Registered Apprenticeship as a workforce solution is testament to the value of apprenticeship opportunities for employers. AHCAC looks forward to continuing the partnership between our organizations and demonstrating the benefits of our programs to health care providers throughout Alaska,” said Karli Lopez, Executive Director of the Alaska Health Care Apprenticeship Consortium.

Health care apprenticeships sponsored through the AHCAC (www.ahcac.net) include Surgical Technologist/Operating Room Technician, Sterile Processing Technician, Behavioral Health Aide, Community Health Worker, Medical Office Assistant, Clinical Medial Assistant, Medical Biller Coder, and Certified Clinical Chiropractic Assistant.

Registered Apprenticeship combines on-the-job training with technical classroom instruction, and is designed to offer worker training based on the needs of employers. In Alaska, Registered Apprenticeship has long been the foundation of training in the construction industry. More recently, many large health care employers have started using Registered Apprenticeship.

View the original press release and photos at http://labor.alaska.gov/news/2017/news17-13.pdf

Source: Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development – Press Release