AlaskaBusiness reports training in the Skilled Trades is going High Tech as Telecommunications Companies are collaborating on efforts to prepare a workforce to build and maintain networks and hardware - and the State-run Vocational School in Seward, Alaska is rolling out a cross-industry course in machining and maintenance.  The partnership of Matanuska Telecom Association (MTA) and Alaska Communications is meant to address the need for Telecom Workers across Alaska.  The companies are supporting the Alaska Joint Electrical Apprenticeship and Training Trust (AJEATT) administered for the National Electric Contractors Association and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union.  Commonly referred to as an Electrical Apprenticeship School, the trust provides hands-on classroom and on-the-job training for a variety of electrical jobs, including telecommunications.  Classroom learning is paired with on-the-job training, meaning students become Apprentice Employees at companies such as Alaska Communications and MTA and receive real workforce experience through the program. Apprentices in the program receive free schooling and are paid a competitive salary throughout their classroom and on-the-job training.  On average, a newly graduated Telecom Worker through this program will make about $90,000 - plus health care, paid time off and a pension.

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