State of Alaska > Department of Education & Early Development > Division of Teaching & Learning Support > Career & Technical Education 

Here is a list of many resources that are directly related to career and technical education in Alaska. You will find links to other state agencies, professional organizations, CTE-related documents, post-secondary institutions, business partners, and Internet websites. If you have suggestions for other resources that may be helpful, please let us know.

Alaska Workforce Development

• Alaska Department of Labor Research & Analysis
  • NonTraditional Occupation List Sorted by Cip Codes
       Available in both PDF or MS Excel
  • Alaska Workforce Investment Board
  • Alaska's Future Workforce Strategic Policies & Investment
       Blueprint - Adopted December 12, 2000 - PDF
  • Vocational Education Status Report - December 2003
    
    • Entire Report - PDF (1.6 MB )
  • Executive Summary - PDF (33 KB )
  • Final Appendix A School District Programs by Region
  • Final Appendix B University of Alaska Programs by Region
  • Final Appendix C Sample Course Crosswalk for Carpentry

Business Partners

• Alaska Hospitality Alliance
• Alaska Process Industry Careers Consortium (APICC)
• Alaska State Hospital & Nursing Home Association (ASHNHA)
• Alaska Works Partnerships

Professional Organizations

• Alaska Associated General Contractors
• Alaska School Counselor Association (AkSCA)
• American School Counselor Association
• Alaska Association for Career & Technical Education (AACTE)
• Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)
• National Center for Career & Technical Education (NCCTE)

Postsecondary Training

• Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
• Alaska Technical Center
• Alaska Health Careers
• Alaska Vocational Technical Center (AVTEC)
• Delta Mine Training Center
• Galena School District PERS Program
• Southwest Alaska Vocational & Education Center
• Sheldon Jackson College
• Ilisagvik College
• University of Alaska
• University of Alaska Southeast
  • UAS Ketchikan
  • UAS Sitka
• University of Alaska Anchorage
  • Community & Technical College
• University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • College of Rural Alaska
  • Tanana Valley Campus

Publications

Want a Great Career? Poster
For additional hard copies of this poster contact:

APICC/NSTC
ATTN: Janice Reyes
P.O. Box 240608
Anchorage, AK 99524
Telephone: (907) 743-6805

Safety

• Alaska CTE Safety Instruction Manual - PDF
• CareerSafe Online - Online training developed by OSHA and SkillsUSA that provides entry-level workers, particularly high school and college students, with fundamental safety knowledge needed in the workplace. After successful completion, receive your wallet card from OSHA.
• Hazards Magazine - do-it-yourself resource section contains information on participatory research techniques and on trade union safety training, education and action.
• National Young Worker Safety Resource Center - Provides training, technical assistance, and resource materials to state and community groups throughout the country.
  • List of Curricula and Teachers Guides
• NIOSH Safety Checklist Program for Schools The Safety Checklist Program provides information needed by schools to maintain safe classrooms, shops, and labs for teachers and students in career-technical education.
• Power Tools Institute - videos (viewable from the website) on power tool safety
• Washington Teen Worker Laws - Good info on federal child labor laws. State references are specific to Washington.
• Work Safe - List of Specific OSH Hazards and information on each.
• Youth Rules! - Federal Department of Labor youth worker website.

School District Information

• EED Rolodex
• District E-Mails and Websites

Other Resources

• Alaska Career Information System (AKCIS)
  • CJ Allison
    Outreach Systems Coordinator
    Commission on Postsecondary Education
    (907) 269-7974

• Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
• Vocational Information Center - a wealth of career and technical online resources.
• America's Career Resource Network