Training Tomorrow's Workforce Today
Preparing a qualified workforce is one of the most important missions of the university, as is represented in the ÁùºÏ²Ê»ã Workforce Development Priorities and Guidelines. ÁùºÏ²Ê»ã is committed to preparing today's students to be the next generation workforce, recognizing that tomorrow's careers will require advanced skills, greater knowledge and more flexibility than ever before. The Office of Workforce Development's role is to facilitate industry-driven training and degree programs focused on providing skilled Alaskan workers for Alaska jobs.
ÁùºÏ²Ê»ã provides various dual enrollment options to expand access to postsecondary for K-12 students, from classroom or online courses to middle college to college-level courses being delivered through agreements with school districts.
ÁùºÏ²Ê»ã Workforce Reports Feature Graduate & Employment Outcomes
- The University of Alaska offers more than 200 programs in workforce development from
non-credit industry certifications to advanced degrees.
- ÁùºÏ²Ê»ã and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development collaborated to produce workforce reports on key Alaska industries.
- The workforce reports illustrate ÁùºÏ²Ê»ã graduate outcomes and employment success.
- Data demonstrates that higher education increases income, reduces unemployment, increases
Alaska hire rates and increases job retention.
- Reports can be used to assess ÁùºÏ²Ê»ã programs and graduate outcomes, guide program development and investment and aid students in program selection.
Career Coach
Career Coach is a free tool for current and prospective students to match interests to a career, learn about in-demand careers, browse programs tied to jobs and find current job postings in Alaska. Download: Flyer 1 or Flyer 2
ÁùºÏ²Ê»ã Workforce Development News
ÁùºÏ²Ê»ã Workforce Development has a blog. to learn about funding opportunities, see what is new in workforce development around the state and receive information on federal initiatives. To receive regular updates, provide your email address on the left column of the blog.
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July 19, 2024
Photo ÁùºÏ²Ê»ãF photo by JR Ancheta Bryan Uher has been appointed as the new associate vice chancellor of rural, workforce education within the Rural, Community and Native Education unit. Uher will oversee the rural campuses and the Mining and Petroleum Training Service units, along with supporting ÁùºÏ²Ê»ãF’s workforce and partnership development and specialized accreditations within the …
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July 12, 2024
Fruit in an Alaska store. Photo taken in 2017 by Flickr user Charles Mims. Creative Commons license CC by 2.0. Gunnar Schultz, economist with the Alaska Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development, examines the cost of living in Alaska and provides historical trends of inflation — which slowed down last year, compared to the turbulent …