From the Alaska Online Public Notice System:

"The Department of Education & Early Development (DEED) Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is seeking and contractor for:

1. Promotion, development, and continuation of all Career & Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) organizations throughout the state of Alaska with an emphasis in increased student participation, especially at rural sites; 
2. Provision of professional development for CTSO advisors (teachers); and 
3. Coordination and planning for the annual statewide CTSO conference. "

For  details, dates, and  the full solicitation notice, please visit
https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/View.aspx?id=183417​.

As part of its mission to support education and training that leads to employment and careers, the Alaska Workforce Investment Board (AWIB) is soliciting nominations for three categories of the David G. Stone Award. The award, which was established to recognize outstanding partners in workforce development, was named in recognition of Mr. Stone’s dedication to workforce development and Alaska hire. Mr. Stone served as the Department of Labor and Workforce Development deputy commissioner and as vice-chair of the AWIB for many years. He was a dedicated public servant serving on the Juneau Assembly as deputy mayor, Southeast Conference, Alaska Municipal League, Alaska Miners Association, and helped to establish mine training programs throughout Alaska.

Awards are given in three categories:

• Employer of the Year
• K-12 Career and Technical Education Instructor/Administrator
• Post-secondary Career and Technical Education Instructor/Administrator 

Details and instructions are on the AWIB website at
http://labor.alaska.gov/awib/david_stone.htm. 

Nominations will be accepted until December 16, 2016. For questions, please contact Louise Dean at 907-269-7487 or Louise.Dean@Alaska.Gov.

Click on the graphic below to download the 1-page PDF!

Wondering if industry certifications actually make a difference? Advance CTE and the Wall Street Journal recently addressed this question.

From the blog at Advance CTE - 

"Study highlights show that it’s practically imperative for workers entering the workforce to possess Microsoft Office skills. “The most commonly required skills are also the most basic ones,” the report states. “Spreadsheet and word-processing software such as Microsoft Corp.’s Excel and Word.” . . .    Despite these benefits, workers entering workforce often come without the needed baseline digital skills.  . . ."

• For the complete article, please visit the Advance CTE blog post.
• To read the Wall Street Journal article "The Key to a Good-Paying Job Is…Microsoft Excel?" please visit their website.

You may still register for next week's Alaska CTE Professional Development Conference   https://alaskaacte2016.com/register/  !!

Hope to see you next week at the Anchorage Marriott!

Executive Director Search - Closes November 4, 2016

The Alaska Health Care Apprenticeship Consortium is seeking a full-time Executive Director (ED) who will lead the Board of Directors and expand the organization. The Executive Director must be a Visionary Leader, Strategist, External Influencer, and Non-Profit Organization Builder.

The Alaska Health Care Apprenticeship Consortium (AHCAC) is a new multi-employer health care workforce development organization utilizing registered apprenticeship. The AHCAC is a 501(C)(3) non-profit corporation supporting Alaska’s health care employers’ needs of a skilled workforce while offering Alaska’s residents an earn-while-you-learn career option.

See the AHCAC web site for our Vision and Mission at www.ahcac.net

The ED will report directly to the Board. The essential duties and responsibilities of the position include the following areas:

• Nonprofit management
• Board development
• Fundraising, membership and donor development
• Employment and training

For details and application instructions, download the full announcement.

As part of its mission to support education and training that leads to employment and careers, the Alaska Workforce Investment Board (AWIB) is soliciting nominations for three categories of the David G. Stone Award. The award, which was established to recognize outstanding partners in workforce development, was named in recognition of Mr. Stone’s dedication to workforce development and Alaska hire. Mr. Stone served as the Department of Labor and Workforce Development deputy commissioner and as vice-chair of the AWIB for many years. He was a dedicated public servant serving on the Juneau Assembly as deputy mayor, Southeast Conference, Alaska Municipal League, Alaska Miners Association, and helped to establish mine training programs throughout Alaska. 

• Employer of the Year Award
  Nominees must be an employer providing jobs to Alaskans. The employer must demonstrate support for the public workforce system.
  • Award Criteria
  • Nomination form 
• K-12 Career and Technical Education Instructor/Administrator of the Year
  Individuals employed as classroom/laboratory instructors or administrators in a K-12 vocational technical career education program are eligible recipients for this award.
  • Award Criteria
  • Nomination form 
• Post-Secondary Career and Technical Education Instructor/Administrator of the Year
  Individuals employed as classroom/laboratory instructors or administrators including training coordinators and training directors in a postsecondary training, career and technical education program or apprenticeship are eligible for this award.
  • Award Criteria
  • Nomination form 

Nominations are open now and will be accepted until December 16, 2016. For additional questions, please contact Louise Dean, AWIB Program Coordinator, at 907-269-7487 or Louise.Dean@Alaska.Gov.