HomeMy WebLinkAbout05282019 City Council Laydown-AVTEC PresentationCity of Seward –City Council
May 28, 2019
Cathy LeCompte, Director
Alaska Vocational Technical Center
Agenda today…
•Relevant training programs
•Employer engagement
•Economic impact AVTEC
•50 Years training Alaskans
AVTEC Mission is to…
Prepare Alaskans with
career & technical skills
required for success in the
Alaska workplace.
Relevant Training Programs
•Alaska Maritime Training Center
•Culinary Arts
•Construction Technology
•Diesel / Heavy Equipment Technology
•Information Technology -Networking
•Business & Office Technology
•Industrial Electricity
•Plumbing & Heating
•Refrigeration
•Welding / Structural & Pipe
AVTEC Programs of Study
Training programs
•Programs take students from zero employability and
technical skills to entry level employee status; up to 10
months on campus immersed daily in workplace
simulation.
•Job upgrade for incumbent workers aimed to increase
upward mobility; customized training based on employer
and employee needs.
•Continuing Education to maintain employed status
through job specific skills training to increase
productivity; customized training.
Employer Engagement
•Each program has an Occupational Advisory Committee with
over 80 employers from across the state currently committed
to serve.
•CURRICULUM ADVISORS: Regular review of training to ensure
relevance and provide feedback
•EMPLOY COMPLETERS: Apprenticeships, internships, or entry
level jobs
•ACT AS RESOURCE: Speakers in class, advocates for program and
funding.
Occupational Advisory Committees…
•Annual job fair where
students, instructors and
staff build relationship
with employers.
•Representatives from 61
companies ~ Bethel to
Seward to Juneau
attended
•Twelve companies offered
jobs or hired AVTEC
students that day
Over 150 job seekers
including AVTEC
students and the
community
Job Fair 2019
Students
6%
7%
5%
6%
10%
43%
23%
Student Enrollment by Region
0-Unknown/Outside Alaska 1-SE- Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan, Haines
2-CTRL- Fairbanks, Barrow, Tok, Ft. Yuk 3-NW- Nome, Kotzebue, Unalakleet
4-SW- Bethel, Emmonak, Aniak, Kalskag 5-SCTRL- Kodiak, Kenai Peninsula
7-Anchorage
•COMPLETION: In FY 17,
97% of AVTEC students
enrolled in long term
programs completed.
•EMPLOYMENT: 93%
of those obtained
training-related
jobs.
28%
55%
17%
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Student Enrollment
Anchor Point / Homer area Seward Soldotna / Kenai Area
Economic Impact
AVTEC Impact…
JOBS
•AVTEC employs 74 permanent staff,
47 adjunct instructors, and 9 on-
call subs and 20-30 student
workers
PERSONAL INCOME
•Total salary and benefits of
$6,985,800
AVTEC Impact…
INDIRECT SPENDING
•Indirect expenditures from 130 staff
and over 1,100 students for rent,
groceries, entertainment, and other
commodities and services.
DIRECT SPENDING
•Direct spending by AVTEC of
$800,000 +/-annually
IMPACT ON STUDENT
FUTURE EARNINGS:
AVTEC completers on
average earn over 60%
more than before
completing training.
Training Alaskans for Work in
Alaska…
September 27, 28, & 29, 2019
www.avtec.edu
•September 27 5:30 PM –7:00 PM
•Dedication of the Willard E. Dunham
Residence Hall
•Reception in Student Services Center
with dedication in the Third Ave
dormitory
•September 28 10:00 AM –3:00 PM
•Guided tours of the campus
•September 28 6:00 PM –9:30 PM
•50 Year Celebration Banquet and
fundraising kickoff
•AVTEC Student Excellence Fund
•AVTEC Program Excellence Fund
•September 29 11:00 AM –1:00 PM
•Alumni Brunch in AVTEC Cafeteria
QUESTIONS?
www.avtec.edu
Cathy LeCompte, Director
cathy.lecompte@avtec.edu