Byron Nicholai’s videos of his Yup’ik singing, dancing and drumming have cultivated and inspired a devoted following on Facebook. Now, he’s a UAA elementary education student and has performed for the President of the United States.
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Source: UAA Green & Gold News
Looking for a career in the health industry? Do you love working with technology? If you answered yes, then becoming an ultrasound technologist might be your match.
The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) ultrasound program takes about two years to complete. According to the Ryan Parnell, Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program Director at UAA, the pay is “excellent.”
Students who graduate could be making around $60,000 a year to start.
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Source: Workforce Wednesday: Becoming an ultrasound technologist – KTVA 11
In a state where many people live off the road system and rely on aviation for everything from grocery deliveries to medical transportation, some in the aviation industry are concerned about how growing global demand for pilots will affect Alaska.
And others say a pilot shortage has already arrived.
“We’re extremely concerned about pilot supply over the next one, two, three to five years,” said Brad Lambert, vice president of flight operations at Horizon Air, speaking broadly of the airline’s operations, and not just in Alaska. “We’re just concerned there won’t be enough young people entering the profession.”
But in Alaska, where air travel is so crucial, the effects might be particularly acute.
“It’s the lifeblood of Alaska, especially within rural Alaska,” said Corey Hester, executive director of the Alaska Airmen Association.
The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development estimates that employment and job openings for airline pilots, co-pilots and flight engineers will grow nearly 12 percent between 2014 and 2024. Openings are also “very high” for aircraft mechanics and aircraft service technicians in Alaska, according to data from the Labor Department.
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Have you ever wondered how your high school students can earn college credit? Or how Tech Prep and Dual Credit work? Or whether your school district has a Tech Prep agreement in place with the University of Alaska?
Find the answers to these questions and more at the new University of Alaska Transition Coalition (UATC) website!
UATC is a group of representatives from campuses all across the University of Alaska who partner with educators in their regions to bring college credit opportunities to secondary students.
Members of UATC meet regularly and are working to develop consistent processes statewide—whether that is aligning course content to postsecondary student learning outcomes, creating pathways to career and technical education goal completion, or developing articulation agreements among all educational partners.
Visit the website to review UATC’s operational framework, view Tech Prep and Dual Credit documents for school districts around the state, and identify the university staff person who can help your district implement Tech Prep or Dual Credit programs.
Source: UATC | Workforce Programs
UAA’s Institute of Social and Economic Research has evolved into Alaska’s think tank, playing an integral part in the state’s policy development. Now, a new director, Ralph Townsend, has taken the helm at ISER. Learn more about Townsend in this Q-and-A.
Source: Q-and-A: Ralph Townsend, ISER’s New Director – Green & Gold News
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