The University of Alaska has a Fisheries, Seafood and Maritime Initiative to support the maritime economy and communities in Alaska. The initiative aims to sustain and enhance the economy by collaborating with industry, aligning training with workforce needs, and increasing access to education. It develops workforce plans through partnerships between employers, educators, and other organizations to identify in-demand jobs and help train over 4,000 students since 2014 for careers in Alaska's fisheries, seafood, and maritime industries.
2. 16 University of Alaska Campus Locations
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3. More Coastline
than all of the
contiguous USA
plus Hawaii!
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4. FSMI goals:
• Sustain and enhance the economy and the communities of Alaska
• Support Alaska’s workforce, particularly in coastal communities
The University’s initiative will:
• Collaborate with industry and community
• Align training and education
• Provide Access
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6. Employers/
Industry
Education
and Training
Providers
Partnership
Workforce Development Planning Process
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• Perceive Workforce Shortages
• Initiate Occupational Analysis
• Prioritize Occupational Needs
• Create Program Inventory
• Determine Capacity
• Develop Delivery Options
• Gap Analysis
• Create Workforce Plan
• Implementation
• Evaluation
7. Leadership Partnerships
• Executive
• FSMI Leadership Team
• Industry Sector Committees
• UA Workforce Development
Committee
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8. Critical Investments Towards the Solution
• 2011-2014 UA invested $365,000 to facilitate FSMI Workforce
Development Plan project.
• UA invested $463,400 in 2017 from the Technical Vocational Education
Program into FSMI training programs.
• UAS awarded $2.2M TAACCCT grant for fisheries technology program
• UAS awarded $5.8M Title III grant for expansion of maritime trades and
teaching facilities
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15. • Alaska Department of Education and Early
Development
• Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce
Development
• Alaska Fisheries Development Corporation
• Alaska Process Industry Careers Consortium
• Alaska SeaGrant
• Icicle Seafoods
• Maritime Works
• Vigor Alaska
Partnerships Recognition
UAS 2017
Celebrating Faculty
Excellence
Teaching Award Reid
Brewer
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17. Fred Villa
Associate Vice President
University of Alaska
Workforce Development
(907) 450-8005
fvilla@alaska.edu
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Personal Introduction
Economic Condition: All eggs in one basket!
90% of Alaska Revenue from Oil & Gas
Downturn in Oil and Gas Production, Price, and Access
Economic Drivers:
Global position in ranking for seafood processing in Dutch Harbor (#1 @ 787.4M lbs.), Kodiak (#2), and Aleutian Islands (#3) – Alaska has 6 of the top 10, 11 of the top 20, and the top three ports!
Natural Resource Industries: Gas, Mining, Oil, Seafood, Space, and Timber
Government and Military
Health Care
Leading Workforce by Industry Sectors
Seafood, Fisheries, Maritime – 70,000
Health Care – 53,000
Construction – 17,000
Education – 31,000
Economic Solutions:
Diversification of Revenue Streams
Job Growth
Add Value to Natural Resources Developed
Stabilize and Strengthen Economic Foundation
There is only one campus in the UA system that is NOT located within 15 miles of open water.
Campus Locations
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Nebraska
South Dakota
California
Major Water Bodies
Gulf of Alaska
Bering Sea – Deadliest Catch
Chukchi Sea
Norton Sound
FSMI Goals
Sustain and enhance the economy and the communities of Alaska by developing a responsive workforce that enables the fishing, seafood and maritime industries to stay vibrant and substantial contributors to the state.
Support Alaska’s workforce, particularly in the coastal communities, in discovering and preparing for the wide range of employment opportunities in the fishing, seafood and maritime industries.
We envision the University’s initiative will:
Collaborate with the industry and communities at all levels of this effort to help the University plan, develop and deliver programs and support students.
Align all levels of training and education from high school through graduate school and among all UA campuses. Each program will have a clear pathway to other programs in a coordinated manner.
Provide access by Alaskans to comprehensive training and education programs that will enable them to meet the economic development and workforce needs of these large, broad and varied industries.
The Problem:
Not enough Alaskans in the industry with the necessary skills sets to meet the demand and support the needs of the broadly defined maritime industries.
Lack of awareness, programs, investment.
The Challenge:
Each of the maritime industry sectors has unique cultures - languages, communication styles, technology - subsistence, workforce needs, and accessibility - internet, transportation, on-, versus off-shore.
The Solution:
Through the UA led Fisheries, Seafood, and Maritime Initiative create and facilitate partnerships committed to addressing the problem.
Replicability, Scalability, Sustainability (15%)
Workforce Development Planning Process:
Utilizing a single process to simultaneously develop a comprehensive workforce development plan for 4 unique water-born industry sectors.
Employers/Industry
Perceive Workforce Shortages and Initiate Workforce Analysis
Conduct Occupational Inventory and Needs Analysis
Prioritize Occupational Needs
Education and Training Providers
Create Education and Training Inventory
Determine Capacity
Analyze Delivery Methods for Scheduling and Accessibility
Partnership
Analyze Occupational Needs vs. Available Training – Gap Analysis
Develop Workforce Plan to Address Employer Needs
Implementation
Evaluation -- Assess and Revise for Accountability to Employer Needs
Demonstration of Excellence, Leadership, Collaboration & Strategic Partnership (15%)Governor, President, Rasmusen Foundation-Industry Sectors-Agencies-Not for Profits-RTC’s
Leadership Partnerships
Executive
Alaska Governor Sean Parnell, UA President Patrick Gamble, Rasmuson Foundation Chairman, Edward B. Rasmuson, Industry Leaders
FSMI Leadership Team
Icicle Seafoods Government Relations, Kris Norosz, Alaska Sea Grant Director, Paula Cullenberg, UA Vice President for Workforce Programs, Fred Villa
Industry Sector Committees
Chair by 1 Industry and 1 UA Subject Matter Experts in each sector: Fisheries Harvesting, Seafood Processing, Marine and Shore-side Support, Research
Impact (25%)Investment Spending-growth in programs-student enrollment/placement
Define TVEP
Define TAACCCT
Define Title III
Those one-time grants are fabulous but what does discretionary spending look like, especially in a downturn economy? Through a unified UA priority…
Plan published in ‘14…increased investments in ‘15 and forward.
The investments have made a positive impact to program development and delivery, and student outcomes.
An increase in completers between FY14 and FY16 was 156%
An increase in classes was 162%
FY15-FY16 less semester courses and more intensive courses to be flexible in meeting what the needs are.
University modified and was flexible to address industry needs.
That’s within the university – what about external partnerships.
Examples of programs started by employers because of FSMI and the result of the plan and working groups.
We created partnerships; we don’t need to do it all.
Sustainability of program due to emerging Maritime Works partnership with APICC
Goal accomplished; industry vested interest and ownership.
Replicability, Scalability, Sustainability (15%)Sustainability
Maritime Works – APICC Partnership
National Fund for Workforce Solutions consultation
Bi-monthly FSMI Leadership Team Meetings
Established Quarterly Working Committee Meetings
Annual FSMI Working Group Conference
Recognition
UAA KPC and UAF CTC Process Technology programs accredited by the North American Process Technology Alliance in 2014
Alaska Maritime Workforce Development Plan is endorsed by the Alaska Workforce Investment Board 2014
2016 Lloyd’s List North American Award for Training (Maritime Works for the Alaska Maritime Workforce Development Plan)
Kodiak College is ABYC accredited in 2015
UAS awarded $2.2M TAACCCT grant for fisheries technology program
UAS awarded $3.5M Title III grant for expansion of fisheries technology and teaching facilities
In 2017 UA to invest $463,400 from the Technical Vocational Education Program into FSMI projects
Reid Brewer, UAS Fisheries Technology Faculty, receives 2017 Teaching Award for faculty excellence.