The Alaska Contractor - Summer 2008

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trict, community, parents and educators are quite proud to be a part of the six Construction Academies, which are advancing workforce initiatives and opportunities in construction. Expansion of the Youth Construction Academy to more sites with additional course offerings is being planned for 2008-09 in Fairbanks. Gary Munyon is the Career and Tech Education (CTE) Coordinator for the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. The Mat-Su Construction Academy has very innovative and effective construction-related training and delivery programs throughout the high schools in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. These programs range from the specialized “Project Lead The Way” curriculum at the Career and Technical High School (see winter 2008 issue) to the “SkillsUSA” interschool building competitions held at Wasilla High School and the advanced welding program and industry partnering at Colony High. In a further demonstration of the Mat-Su’s commitment to excellence, students with construction trades teachers Ken Rezendes, Alan Johnson and many construction trades volunteers have recently completed their Weld Air employee Ben Parker gives a congratulatory handshake to Wasilla High School senior Jake Blessent, who earned his Job Ready welding certificate through Project 232 Flux Core. Mat-Su student designed and built home . 18th home, which was student designed and built. A new home built by students each year for nearly 20 years is a real commitment. Ray DePriest, director of the Career and Technical Education Department in the Valley says, “The Construction Academy is helping provide students with the much needed exposure to basic construction skills.” Seven schools districtwide have construction tools for training and portable training modules that can be used year after year. The adult component of the academy includes basic construction in carpentry, electrical plumbing, drywall and surface finishes. The construction academy in Mat- Su is well underway with contractors looking forward to new recruits for the summer building season. Partners include AGC of Alaska, the Mat-Su Home Builders Association, the Mat-Su Borough School District, Alaska Works Partnership, Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development and Weld Air Alaska. With partial funding provided by the Anchorage Construction Academy, the Anchorage School District has increased the number of students enrolled in construction and construction related classes significantly. For this school year there have been 861 students enrolled in construction classes and 1,165 students enrolled in construction related classes. Read King Career Center article, “The journeymen of tomorrow: KCC hiring event introduces students, employers” on Pg. 37. Gary Gaard and Career Guide Gary Abernathy speaks with motivated and prepared students prior to the opening of the very successful King Career Center Seniors/Employers Day. Middle School students build sheds BY GARY MARTIN Gruening Middle School’s (Eagle River) Colts Construction Club began its first season building storage sheds as part of a new after-school program designed to get students interested in the field of construction. Eight girls and 10 boys met daily after school for four weeks learning the process of building a 4’ x 8’ storage shed complete with a shingled roof, framed window and a door. Students were organized in groups of four or five and each group built a shed. All four storage sheds were sold within a week of completion to local people in the community of Eagle River. Students took great pride in each of their sheds. Only a few students had any kind of construction experience. By the end of the program all students knew the process of a building a simple structure and could apply those skills to larger construction projects. It also gave students valuable insight into the various fields of construction.
Gruening Middle School students Kimberly Richards and Andrew Shortridge proudly stand in front of their shed. Spring Construction Institute This Alaska Works Partnership added an extra training session called the Spring Construction Institute. The institute was an intensive training taught by Mike Tucker. These sessions are funded by the Anchorage Construction Academy. The additional training was done after school during the regular school year. Amanda Johnson makes a miter cut at the Alaska Works Spring Construction Institute. Twenty graduating seniors attended the classes, increased their skill level in carpentry and received certifications for: forklift, OSHA 10 and HILTI equipment. AWP and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development career guides are working with students to get them placed with good employers this summer. So far, 10 of these students have been hired and we are working with employers on the other graduates. The Summer Construction Institute began on May 19 for 14 graduates. DOLWD and AWP are working together to place the 14 students this summer also. Freelance writer Kaylene Johnson of Wasilla assisted in organizing and writing portions of these essays.
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