Maritime Occupation and Support Industries Working Group
The Maritime Occupation and Support Industries Working Group, also known as the Alaska Maritime Education Consortium (AMEC) is a collaboration between the University of Alaska (UA) and the Alaska Vocational Technical Center (AVTEC) to combine efforts in providing access to education and training for afloat and ashore careers that will support and strengthen the maritime workforce. Their focus is on the Marine Occupations and Support Industries (MOSI) sector listed in the Alaska Maritime Workforce Development Plan. The AMEC collaboration is staffed and supported by Maritime Works at the Alaska Safety Alliance.
AMEC Leadership Team:
- Teri Cothren, AMEC Co-Lead, UA Workforce Development, Associate VP
- Mari Selle, Alaska Safety Alliance, Maritime Works Director
- Johnny Provost, AMEC Co-Lead, AVTEC, Acting Director
- Gabe Dunham, UAF Alaska Sea Grant, Marine Advisory Faculty
- Cheryl Siemers, UAA Kenai Peninsula College, Campus Director
- Bill Urquhart II, UAS Ketchikan, Campus Director
AMEC Consortium Partners:
- AVTEC
- UAS Ketchikan
- UAF Bristol Bay Campus (BBC)
- UAA Kodiak College
- UAA Kenai Peninsula College
- UAA Prince William Sound College
AMEC Affiliate Partners:
- Alaska Safety Alliance/Alaska Workforce Alliance
- University of Alaska Southeast Sitka Campus
- University of Alaska Fairbanks Northwest Campus
- University of Alaska Fairbanks Community & Technical College
- Alaska Christian College
- Coastal Villages Region Fund
- Generations Southeast Community Learning Center
- Alaska Technical Center, Northwest Arctic Borough School District
- Kodiak Island Borough School District
- Petersburg School District
- Yupiit School District
- Juneau School District
- Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
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Resources:
- AWIB Resolution In Support of AMEC Action Agenda
- AMEC Partners - National Maritime Workforce Alliance
- AMEC is a 2024 Center of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education
- AMHS Career Pathways Guidebook
- DOLWD Podcast on the Alaska Maritime Education Consortium
- Maritime Occupations Alaska LIVE Job Shadow Event