The Alaska Contractor - Summer 2008
The Alaska Contractor - Summer 2008
The Alaska Contractor - Summer 2008
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Graduates of CH2M Hill’s pilot program in<br />
King Salmon, along with their instructors.<br />
<strong>The</strong> students completed a three-week course<br />
in sheet metal and scaffolding, preparing<br />
them to enter the workforce.<br />
CH2M Hill<br />
pilot program trains,<br />
hires North Slope<br />
workers<br />
Fifteen students graduated April<br />
12 from a pilot program offered by<br />
CH2M Hill at the Southwest <strong>Alaska</strong><br />
Vocational & Education Center<br />
(SAVEC) in King Salmon.<br />
Students from Bristol Bay to the<br />
Aleutian and Pribilof Islands spent<br />
three weeks learning how to safely<br />
work with sheet metal and scaffolding<br />
from CH2M Hill’s certified instructors.<br />
Graduates were offered employment<br />
on the North Slope.<br />
“We focused on Southwest <strong>Alaska</strong><br />
because it is essentially an untapped<br />
resource for workers. With the significant<br />
amount of oil and gas work in<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> on the horizon, our long-term<br />
goal is to develop a transferable work<br />
force to meet the needs of our company<br />
and our clients,” said Trevor O’Hara,<br />
CH2M Hill.<br />
<strong>The</strong> program is designed to prepare<br />
students to succeed in a real-life work<br />
environment, he said. Training also<br />
included other job skills like resume<br />
writing and construction math.<br />
Beginning in May, CH2M Hill offered<br />
a training session on electrical<br />
apprenticeship at the school in King<br />
Salmon.