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Alaska Youth Employment and Training Programs

November 26th, 2006 Posted by Mark

If you are an employer in Alaska, you could have a chance at your fair share of millions of government dollars. To be exact, the government in the capital of Juneau has up to $1.1 million that can go to employers for their program called the Youth Employment and Training Program.

These grants from the Alaska state government are specifically Denali Training Fund Youth and Alaska’s Youth First Initiatives. The main backer in the government is the Department of Labor and Workforce Development Division of Business Partnerships.

And as any good business man or woman knows, a good partnership between the government and your business can lead to money to help you develop your staff, your business market share in the community, and your relationship with your community.

The key to getting on of these grants is setting up a program that can help Alaska’s youths from age 16 to 24 to develop high quality employment skills in high growth industries. One such industry is the energy industry, which is both one of the state’s major money makers and one of its opportunities for high tech jobs and high growth opportunities.

The state Labor Department hopes to exploit more opportunities for students to learn their chances to develop access to oil, gas, and other mineral resources,, as well as set up students in apprenticeship opportunities in the energy industry and different industries.

Some other industries include information technology such as Web based and computer based technologies, health care, construction, transportation, tourism, seafood harvesting, and higher education.

The state funded up to 10 programs in 2006, and the deadline for this year is already passed (obviously, since the year is almost over). But keep your eyes out for such opportunities for grants next year by checking out the Alaska Labor Department’s Web site.