Alaska tribal groups, the University of Alaska Anchorage and the U.S. Department of Labor teamed up to increase the number of Alaska-grown teachers.
Alaska teacher apprenticeship program approval unlocks millions of dollars to grow workforce pipelineJana Esmailka works with kids during Inuit Day in Anaktuvuk Pass in November 2023.
Fortunately for Brower, the regional Arctic Slope Community Foundation has been working with other tribal groups, the state and federal labor departments and the University of Alaska Anchorage to develop an apprenticeship program that aims to grow the teacher pipeline in Alaska. The program was approved by the University of Alaska Board of Regents this month and solidified the first apprenticeship programs for teacher licensure in Alaska.
Steve Noonkesser, who works with BBRCTEP and is a former superintendent, said the groups worked with the U.S. Department of Labor in Anchorage to become apprenticeship sponsors. That opens up federal funding and grant opportunities to track their apprentices’ progress on different skills, called competencies in the apprenticeship world.
Noonkesser said that there are additional hurdles to getting the degree for people who live in remote parts of Alaska, including financial challenges, difficulty in access and the often low quality of internet that may prevent potential students from taking online courses on their own. For those reasons, he said the apprenticeship coursework is delivered differently and with a different context: culture and place-based connection to community.
Kristy Ford, SHI’s education director who oversees the program in Southeast, said it opens up more opportunities because it allows apprentices to work through three tiers of certification, starting with a child care development specialist certificate, then moving to associate and bachelor’s degrees.
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