Technical & Vocational Careers
Education and Training
KCC (King Career Center) - At KCC students can explore careers and apply academics in a vocational setting. The program is designed to introduce students to various career fields with a hands-on curriculum.
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UAA—Earn college credit in a technical prep program that provides unique opportunities for students who are interested in a technical career pathway and wish to continue toward a certificate and/or degree.
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AVTEC - Alaska Vocational Technical Center. Located in Seward, Alaska.
This school provides skills training in a wide variety of industrial and technological fields, including some of the fastest growing industries in the state, such as mining, pipeline construction and healthcare.
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Apprenticeships and Vocational/Technical and Job Information
Alaska Ironworkers Local 751: The next cutoff date for application to the Alaska Ironworkers apprenticeship program is in March . Interviews for this round will be conducted in early April.
Many students express interests in welding. While all trades utilize welders, the primary welding trades are the Ironworkers, Piledrivers, Plumbers/Pipefitters, and Boilermakers. Ironworkers also connect structural steel and place rebar for concrete.
Ironworker apprentices start at approximately $17.50 per hour (60% of journeyman rate) and receive raises (to 70%, 80%, 90% of journeyman rate) after every 1200 hours of OJT to full journey rate of approximately $29.00. Excellent benefits from the start of the apprenticeship. Apprentices attend class training 204 hours per year.
Requirements - Students must be 18 years old (birth certificate required with application), have a High School Diploma or GED (Transcripts or GED scores required with app), Valid Ak Drivers License, Resume of Work Experience, no fear of heights, and be drug free. Cover Letter, Letters of recommendation, and Training Certificates are also recommended.
Union apprenticeship programs are qualified under the GI Bill; you can draw on your MGIB Education benefits to supplement your training wage during your OJT.
Ironworkers 563-4767
Alaska Laborers Training School
The Alaska Laborers Training School takes applications year round for their 4000 hour Construction Craft Laborer Apprenticeship program. Both local apprenticeship committees - Laborers Local 942 for Alaska North of 63rd parallel and Southeast Alaska, and Laborers Local 341 for south of 63rd parallel - will be interviewing in March and selecting apprentices for training in April or May, so apply now if you wish to be interviewed next month.
To apply to Local 942, go by their office at 2740 Peger Road (8 to 5, closed 12 to 1 PM) or call Carol at 452-3139 (In Southeast Alaska call Peggy in Juneau at 586-2860).
To apply to Local 341, contact the Alaska Laborers Training School at 13500 Old Seward Highway (just south of Huffman Road) (phone - 345-3853).
Minimum Qualifications - 18 with birth certificate, High School Diploma or GED with transcripts or GED test scores, one year Alaska resident, Ak Drivers License. Drug free and physically able to perform the work of the trade. Training records or certificates, letters of reference, and a resume are also recommended.
Apprentices start at $15.71 an hour (with full benefits) and receive raises of $2.50 per hour after each 1000 hours of OJT to journey rate of $26 (plus annual negotiated increases).
Alaska Vocational and Technical Center (Seward)
Associated General Contractors of Alaska - Call 561-5354 or email vicki@agcak.org
Southern Alaska Carpenters Training Center - 12 openings, apply @ 8751 King Street Anchorage minimum qualifications: 18 or older, high school diploma or G.E.D. w/Transcript, physically fit and 12 month Alaska resident. Phone: 344-1541 M-F 8 - 4:30