The Alaska Contractor - Summer 2008
The Alaska Contractor - Summer 2008
The Alaska Contractor - Summer 2008
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Gruening Middle School students Kimberly<br />
Richards and Andrew Shortridge proudly<br />
stand in front of their shed.<br />
Spring Construction Institute<br />
This <strong>Alaska</strong> Works Partnership added<br />
an extra training session called the Spring<br />
Construction Institute. <strong>The</strong> institute was<br />
an intensive training taught by Mike<br />
Tucker. <strong>The</strong>se sessions are funded by<br />
the Anchorage Construction Academy.<br />
<strong>The</strong> additional training was done after<br />
school during the regular school year.<br />
Amanda Johnson makes a miter cut at the<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> Works Spring Construction Institute.<br />
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Twenty graduating seniors attended<br />
the classes, increased their skill level in<br />
carpentry and received certifications for:<br />
forklift, OSHA 10 and HILTI equipment.<br />
AWP and the Department of Labor and<br />
Workforce Development career guides<br />
are working with students to get them<br />
placed with good employers this summer.<br />
So far, 10 of these students have<br />
been hired and we are working with<br />
employers on the other graduates. <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Construction Institute began<br />
on May 19 for 14 graduates. DOLWD<br />
and AWP are working together to place<br />
the 14 students this summer also.<br />
Freelance writer Kaylene Johnson of<br />
Wasilla assisted in organizing and writing<br />
portions of these essays.