Friends Helping Friends
September 1998
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STAFF HOURS:MONDAY THRU FRIDAY, 7AM -- 5PM
FOR YOUR RE-EMPLOYMENT, RETRAINING, RELOCATION,
SUPPORT AND OVERALL SOCIAL WELL BEING.
Jerry Collins, Peer Counselor 7A - 3:30P
jcollins@comregaf.state.ak.us
Paul Lamm, Peer Counselor, 8:30A - 5P
plamm@comregaf.state.ak.us
Lani Robb, Vocational Counselor, 8A - 4:30P
lrobb@comregaf.state.ak.us
Peri Shapansky, CDS I, 7A - 3:30P
pshapansky@comregaf.state.ak.us
Dave Sharman, Business Counselor, 8A - 2P
dsharman@comregaf.state.ak.us
Our individual staff lunch times are staggered between the hours of 11a.m. -- 1:30p.m. If you desire to meet with one of our staff between these hours or during off hours please let us know. Locally you can reach us at 247-7526. Our toll free telephone number is 1-888-795-7526. Let the Internet access speed your communication to us by using the web and e-mail addresses as listed above.
Computer Classes a Success Congratulations to those who have completed the first computer class taught by Mike Doyle at the Ketchikan Career Transition Center. They are: Harold (Boots) Keith, Tim Morgan, Dave Berg, John Giffey, Jim Peterson, and Kerry Riley. The three week class began July 20th. Currently we have a full class that will end September 5th.
Beginning Basic Computer Training taught by Mike Doyle at the KETCHIKAN CAREER TRANSITION CENTER. These classes are well worth the time commitment in order to earn the financial return of career placement. If you are interested in taking the computer training class please give us a call at 247-7526. Evening classes are scheduled on a three week cycle from 5:30 - 7:30, Monday thru Thursday.
CONGRATULATIONS! Several clients are finishing their training or just starting their training during August. The entire staff at the Center wishes the following a successful future:
Bob Bucknell End Date: 8/14/98 David Boyd End Date: 8/16/98 Terry Smith End Date: 8/31/98 The clients who have started their training during August are:
Loretta Grace Start: 8/17/98 Loyal Grace Start: 7/6/98 Robert Widmyer Start: 8/17/98 September Small Business Workshops There will be a series of 5 small business workshops presented at the Ketchikan Career Transition Center (KCTC) in September. These presentations are designed with the entrepreneur in mind.
"Starting Your Business"
Thursday, Sept. 3rd, 1:00 PM. This informative workshop is designed to assist the person who is either thinking about starting a business, or has started a business, in getting organized, finding information about financing, licenses, inventory control, financial controls, and other general information that the aspiring business person will find useful.
"Marketing & Sales For Small Business"
Thursday, Sept. 10th, 1:00 PM. No matter how superior your product or service may be, no matter how hard you work, you must have a plan to deliver your product or service to your customer. This workshop can help get you off to a good start.
"Records and Bookkeeping For Small Business"
Thursday, Sept. 17th, 1:00 PM. If your business is going to survive, grow, and prosper, you must be in control of your records and finances. This workshop is a must for prospective or active business persons who have questions about financial and records maintenance for their business.
"Purchasing a Small Business"
Tuesday, Sept. 22nd, 1:00 PM. Looking to buy a business? This workshop is designed to assist you in valuing, planning, and purchasing a small business. What to ask, what to check, what to consider, the mechanics of the transfer of ownership.
"Business Plan Preparation"
Thursday, Sept. 24th, 1:00 PM. We plan parties, we plan vacations, and we even plan fishing trips. Your business is or will be one of the most important activities of your life. Why not plan it ??? Not surprisingly, businesses that prepare a business plan experience 25% greater sales, 83% greater profits, and hire 24% more employees than businesses who did not prepare a business plan. Prepare yourself to succeed.
These workshops are presented by David Sharman, CBC, as a service of the Juneau Economic Development Council, in cooperation with your Ketchikan Career Transition Center, and funded through the JTPA. The workshops are fast paced, informative and entertaining. There will be time allocated in each workshop to discuss your business and answer your questions.
All Ketchikan residents may attend the workshops at no charge. Individual business counseling is also available at no charge to those eligible persons. Call David Sharman at 247-7526 for an appointment or workshop information.
Employment Service Update Hello from the Alaska Employment Service. I'm back and here to help you become gainfully employed in a suitable, rewarding, satisfying job. If you haven't come into the center to see me yet, please do so. This is the time of year when jobs are most plentiful. If you are outside the Ketchikan area and are looking for work within this area please call me on the toll-free line. I can assist you over the phone too.
If you have a resume please let me know. I have only a handful of resumes on file and I can better serve you if I have a copy on hand. You can mail, fax, or email it too. We need to have one on disk here too so we can refer you to employers expediently. If you choose to fax your resume remember the fax machine does not always do you justice so plan on either mailing or emailing one if you can.
Sending your disk is another good idea. My goal is to help as many people get jobs while the getting is good as possible. The most effective way is to refer you to employers then let you know we did. If there are any employers is this area that you don't want to be referred to please let us know. We do not want to put you into a situation that you do not feel comfortable with. I look forward to seeing you and serving you in your re-employment efforts. My e-mail address is: Doug_Giles@ajcn.state.ak.us
Thank you, Doug Giles
From The Committee Let New Chance be the key to your future! KCTC Grievance Policy All non-program (TAA, JTPA) grievances will be resolved through the Grievance procedure established by the Transition Center Committee. If you have an issue that needs resolution, please fill out the information requested on the form and place the form in a sealed envelope.
Submit the sealed envelope to the receptionist. The receptionist will put this sealed envelope in the Committee's mail box. A Committee member will check the mail box daily and if an issue or issues have been submitted to be grieved then the Committee member in receipt will notify the other voting members of the Committee of the grievance.
You will receive a letter within a week letting you know the Committee is in receipt of your grievance. The three Committee members you select to hear your grievance will meet as soon as possible to do so. You will be notified, by mail, as soon as the Committee makes a decision in regard to your grievance.
The forms and envelopes can be pick-up at the front desk from the receptionist. Keep in mind that the center is here for you, the dislocated worker, and it is your job to make sure you receive the services you deserve.
Let New Chance be the window to your future! Staff Members In Transition
Seems like "change" is everyone's middle name around here lately. JTPA's Wendy (Ness) McLaughlin and the KCTC's Amy (Sullivan) King recently left their positions at the Center to experience transitions of their own!
Amy has been a behind the scenes player from the beginning. Most clients never saw the efforts she made to secure or improve the delivery of services available to dislocated workers. Amy fought many battles with many Goliaths on behalf of ex-mill workers. Re-employment for some was not good enough for her: she wanted to see ALL the workers re-employed. Re-employed in any kind of job was not good enough either: she wanted to see workers take GOOD jobs. "Good enough" was just never in her language and she continually urged the Center staff to go the extra miles on behalf of those in transition. She will be staying in Ketchikan.
Wendy has served employees dislocated from their jobs due to the mill closure as a Community Development Specialist II with the Department of Community and Regional Affairs. Most of us know or refer to her as "one of the JTPA ladies" since she is one of two women at KCTC who helped clients finalize paperwork for the Job Training Partnership Act program (JTPA). She also worked behind the scenes completing essential reports to officials and grant funding agencies. For those of you who thought Wendy gave YOU lots of paperwork, you should see what "they" gave HER! Wendy's husband, Doug McLaughlin recently accepted a transfer from the Ketchikan to the Juneau Employment Center where he will continue to provide Vocational Counseling services. Wendy plans to get the new house settled first before she tackles that mountain called Job Search! Anyone who was working with Wendy on an individual basis may now ask for Peri Shapansky.
The Ketchikan Career Transition Center staff will miss Wendy and Amy but we know that change often brings about many good things. We can't wait to hear about their future success.
Hourly Wages of Selected Alaska Occupations by Training Level
For over 20 years, the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey has been the major source of detailed occupational employment data. This state-federal cooperative program is an annual mail survey which collects occupational employment and wage rates, by industry, for wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments. In 1996, the survey was redesigned to include the collection of wage data by occupation.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has determined minimal training requirements for each occupation surveyed by the OES. Of course, not everyone in every occupation has the same education or training, but the BLS has established categories based on the "most common path" into the occupation.
The following tables reflect average (mean) wages* arranged by training requirements. The occupations included are those projected by the Alaska Department of Labor (AKDOL) to grow at an average or faster than average rate for the period 1995-2000. Occupations with projected annual openings of fewer than 10 (not including turnover) and occupations for which OES data are unavailable do not appear. Associate degree Completion of the degree program usually requires at least two years of full-time equivalent academic study.
Postsecondary vocational training Occupations in this category generally require completion of a training program or job-related college courses that do not result in a degree. Some programs take less than a year to complete while others last longer than a year but less than four years.
Work experience in a related occupation These occupations require skills and experience gained in another occupation.
Long-term on-the-job training This category includes occupations that generally require more than 12 months of on-the-job training or combined work experience and formal classroom instruction for workers to develop the skills needed for average job performance. This category includes formal and informal apprenticeships that may last up to four years and intensive employer-sponsored training that workers must successfully complete. Individuals undergoing training are generally considered to be employed in the occupation.
Moderate-term on-the-job training This category includes occupations in which workers can develop the skills needed for average job performance after one to 12 months of combined on-the-job experience and informal training.
Short-term on-the-job training This category covers occupations in which workers can develop the skills needed for average job performance after a short demonstration or up to one month of on-the-job experience or instruction.
Source: Alaska Department of Labor, Research and Analysis Section
*The mean wage is the estimated total wages for an occupation divided by its estimated employment. KCTC Management Committee Mission Statement
The committee is committed to provide programs, guidance, and oversight to KCTC in a way that supports and identifies:
The Committee will serve as a liaison between workers and local, state, and federal entities in a way that will provide outreach and advocacy on behalf of affected workers and families directed toward achieving self sufficiency.
Committee members are: Gary Benton, IUOE; Amy King, KPC Management; Paul
Lamm, AWPPW; Vera Plumb, IBEW; Lauri Zadina, KPC non-union workers. If you have any questions please
Training: HVAC Place: Universal Tech. Institute
Training: CAD Place: Universal Tech. Institute
Training: Certified Flight Instructor, Certified Instrument and Multi-Engine Instructor Place: Aero West Flight Center
Training: Culinary Arts Place: Scottsdale Community College
Training: Automotive, Truck and Industrial Technology
Place: Universal Technical Institute
Training: Culinary Arts
Place: Scottsdale Community College
The Ketchikan Career Transition Center Committee met on June 25, 2024 to review Center progress. It was agreed that Center usage was good and the success rate of the former mill employees was above average. The Committee agreed that one more face-to-face meeting will be held on September 15, 1998. The need for any further meetings will be determined at that time.
Each year, the Alaska Department of Labor, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, conducts the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey. This article looks at 1996 wage information gathered from this survey as it relates to minimal entry training requirements for selected occupations. Additional OES Alaska wage information is available on the Internet. For questions or further information, contact the Alaska Department of Labor, Research and Analysis Section, PO Box 25501, Juneau, AK 99802-5501.
Occupation Wage Dental Hygienists $28.66 Registered Nurses $22.81 Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technicians $20.36 Paralegal Personnel $19.42 Medical Record Technicians $12.44 Occupation Wage Welders & Cutters $21.09 Aircraft Mechanics $18.59 Data Processing Equipment Repairers $16.37 Licensed Practical Nurses $16.15 Medical Secretaries $14.42 Secretaries: Except Legal & Medical $13.44 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists $10.95 Occupation Wage Supervisors: Construction & Extractive Workers $30.44 Water Vessel Captains $26.65 Supervisors: Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers $20.49 Vocational Education & Training Teachers $20.43 Inspectors & Compliance Officers, Except Construction $20.40 Sales Supervisors & Managers $15.55 Clerical Supervisors & Managers $15.29 Food Service & Lodging Managers $14.42 Nonvocational Education Instructors $14.36 Guides $7.81 Occupation Wage Electrical Powerline Installers & Repairers $26.96 Electricians $24.61 Police Patrol Officers $24.58 Machinery Maintenance Mechanics $21.08 Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters $20.94 Millwrights $20.64 Carpenters $20.34 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics $20.02 Machinery Maintenance Workers $19.83 Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists $19.23 Airplane Dispatchers & Air Traffic Controllers $18.91 Water & Liquid Waste Treatment Plant Operators $18.59 Sales Agents & Placers: Insurance $18.56 Fire Fighters $17.61 Automotive Mechanics $17.36 Maintenance Repairers, General Utility $15.26 Institutional & Cafeteria Cooks $14.92 Radio & Television Announcers $12.46 Cooks: Restaurant $8.77 Occupation Wage
Operating Engineers $23.06 Painters & Paperhangers, Construction & Maintenance $23.03 Excavating & Loading Machine Operators $21.64 Sales Reps, Except Scientific Products & Retail $17.07 Sales Agents: Selected Business Services $17.02 Physical & Corrective Therapy Assistants & Aides $15.17 Sales Agents: Advertising $14.93 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, & Ambulance $14.35 Human Services Workers $14.10 Dental Assistants $13.16 Parts Salespersons $12.70 Medical Assistants $12.34 Bread & Pastry Bakers $8.41 Occupation Wage Customer Service Representatives, Utilities $22.27 Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators $17.39 Heavy or Tractor Trailer Truck Drivers $15.74 Billing, Cost, & Rate Clerks $13.45 Loan & Credit Clerks $13.24 Production Clerks $12.14 Helpers: Mechanics & Repairers $11.78 Traffic, Shipping, & Receiving Clerks $11.48 Hand Packers & Packagers $11.17 Reservation & Transportation Ticket Agents $11.11 Light Truck Drivers, Including Delivery & Route $10.96 General Office Clerks $10.88 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Laborers $10.82 Receptionists $10.82 Transportation Agents $10.78 Messengers $10.52 Adjustment Clerks $10.01 Janitors & Cleaners, Except Maid & House Cleaners $9.79 Retail Salespersons $9.54 Sales Floor Stock Clerks $9.42 Animal Caretakers, Except Farm $9.12 Counter & Rental Clerks $8.98 Guards & Watch Guards $8.86 Hotel Desk Clerks $8.78 Food Preparation Workers $8.60 Housekeeping Cleaners $8.49 Amusement & Recreation Attendants $8.33 Cashiers $7.82 Hosts & Hostesses: Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop $7.52 Vehicle Washers & Equipment Cleaners $6.91 Waiters & Waitresses $6.09
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