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About APICC

The Alaska Process Industry Careers Consortium was established to create, connect and enhance the quality of training & educational programs to help prepare Alaskans for good jobs. The process Industry consists of a collection of industries such as oil and gas production, transportation and refining, mining, and power generation.

The Consortium’s industry, education, community and governmental partners have defined a common purpose:

    To define workforce needs from an employer perspective, to create statewide skill standards for jobs, to develop standardized curricula that meet industry needs, and to promote careers in the industry for Alaskans.

Beginning with a workshop in August 1999, nearly 100 participants heard from a number of industry and educational experts and reached the following conclusions:
  • Not enough Alaskans are being adequately prepared for a growing number of technical jobs that are becoming available in the process industry.
  • Education and training programs must be responsive to industry requirements.
  • Industry must fully participate in the process, defining shared needs, committing to jobs, internships and other support.
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VISION

An Alaskan labor force that is well-trained, available and working to meet the workforce needs of the Alaskan process industry, allowing industry and workers to thrive into the coming decades.

MISSION

APICC will work to ensure the availability of highly trained Alaskans, sufficient to staff the process industry competitively in the years to come through:

 Partnerships

 Creating partnerships across industry segments, educational institutions, labor organizations and trade groups,

Leadership

 Providing industry and education leadership to ensure quality and relevancy in standards based training with a strong market focus,

Awareness & Advocacy

 Generating awareness of the opportunities, needs, and efforts that build an Alaskan workforce for the process industry, and

Alignment

 Building active and productive links where APICC is aligned with existing workforce development and education initiatives and policy boards.

GOALS
  1. Build a broad sustainable coalition of the process industry, educational institutions, and governmental agencies.
    • Industry: Oil, gas, mining, complex food processing, power generation, forest products, water treatment and waste water treatment.
    • Education: K-12 systems, private and public post-secondary systems, apprenticeship programs and the UA system.
    • Government (US & State): Labor, Education, Legislature
  2. Build understanding and promote engagement among the process industry, education, labor organizations, government agencies, and Native organizations using targeted messages and a variety of media.
  3. Create an effective communications network to share information and best practices.
  4. Continuously assess the current and future workforce needs of the process industry and establish visible industry career pathways. (Internal development focus)
  5. Assure appropriate standards based training and education opportunities exist to meet the process industry's employment needs in rural and urban areas.
  6. Increase awareness of process industry careers and provide guidance along industry career paths, in both rural and urban Alaska. (External focus)
  7. Provide for the organizational development of APICC.

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