Alaska Native Weatherization Training and Jobs Program First Steps Toward Tribal Weatherization – Human Capacity Development

The Alaska Native Weatherization Training and Jobs Project expanded weatherization services for tribal members’ homes in southeast Alaska while providing weatherization training and on the job training (OJT) for tribal citizens that lead to jobs and most probably careers in weatherization-related oc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wiita, Joanne
Other Authors: United States. Department of Energy.
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority 2013
Subjects:
Tribe
32 Energy Conservation
Consumption
And Utilization Tribe
Southeast Alaska
Tlingit And Haida
Weatherization Trianing
Tribal Housing Authority
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2172/1088884
http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc830900/
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Summary:The Alaska Native Weatherization Training and Jobs Project expanded weatherization services for tribal members’ homes in southeast Alaska while providing weatherization training and on the job training (OJT) for tribal citizens that lead to jobs and most probably careers in weatherization-related occupations. The program resulted in; (a) 80 Alaska Native citizens provided with skills training in five weatherization training units that were delivered in cooperation with University of Alaska Southeast, in accordance with the U.S. Department of Energy Core Competencies for Weatherization Training that prepared participants for employment in three weatherizationrelated occupations: Installer, Crew Chief, and Auditor; (b) 25 paid OJT training opportunities for trainees who successfully completed the training course; and (c) employed trained personnel that have begun to rehab on over 1,000 housing units for weatherization.

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