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Office of Continuing Education Workshops

The goal of the Office of Continuing Education's Workshop Program is to make it possible for individuals to obtain quality training beyond that ordinarily available in such a remote area. Workers requiring certification for hazardous occupations such as asbestos removal, hazardous painting, etc. can obtain training that leads directly to employment. Professionals such as real estate appraisers and agents, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and teachers can obtain accreditation without incurring the cost of travel. Agencies can cope with budget reductions by reducing travel-related expenditures for training. Additionally, we provide facilitation for cooperative training between agencies with similar training needs. Businesses can obtain basic skills training for new staff and new business starts.
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There are approximately 80 workshops offered each year including:

Certification courses
Examples of our certification courses are 40-Hour Hazardous Waste Worker, Lead Abatement, Asbestos Abatement, Hazardous Paint Certification, Forklift Safety, Confined Space Entry, and Flagger Certifications.
On-going Refresher courses are held each year so that students can keep their certifications current. 		Hazard Waste student Hazwoper student
Hazardous Waste Certification or Refresher is offered at least once a year
Continuing Education courses in a variety of fields
Some samples: CareerTrack courses such as Business Writing Skills, Self-Discipline and Emotional Control, Exceptional Customer Service, Effective Management,Managing Projects; presenters with expertise in Grant Writing/Grants Management, Personnel Law, Internet Courses, Fly Fishing, Facilitation, Backflow Prevention, Marine Outboard Repair, Diesel Engines, Power Boiler Systems & Maintenance, Coastal Navigation and Safety, Sign Language, Private Pilot Ground School, etc.
Ed Besch's boiler maintenance class

This group was trained on boiler maintenance and service
The Continuing Ed Coordinator is at the far left.
The instructor is on the far right.

Short courses for business and industry
With only a small and very culturally diverse population base from which to draw, marketing for our workshops must start with a needs assessment. We strive to offer the right program at the right time and the right price. We segment the market and form committees of key people in that market segment to structure the right combination of training. Sitka offers a small, friendly place to take their training and Alaska Airline's jet service is available only five minutes from the campus.

Hobby and general interest classes
Besides the Wild Foods class, other popular offerings include Emotional Survival, Native American Herbal Medicine, Black and White: a study of Old Films, Grant Writing, Fly Tying and Fly Fishing, Weaving, Holistic Health, Health Issues for CNAs, Introductory Internet Workshops, Portrait Painting, Raku Pottery, and others.

 

Scott Brylinsky's WILD FOODS
class is a popular offering,
as is Kitty LaBounty's
IDENTIFYING SOUTHEAST MUSHROOMS
workshop

 Scott Brylinsky's Wild Foods class

 

Our Workshop Coordinator will be happy to answer your questions about our
Fall 2002 Workshop Offerings.

For more information on any of these workshops or to request specific training,
contact Sue Barlow at (907) 747-7762 or e-mail her at
Sue.Barlow@uas.alaska.edu
UAS Sitka Campus