This unprecedented demand for labor throughout the State of Alaska requires the government to be flexible in recruiting, hiring, and retaining a talented and able workforce capable of serving the people of Alaska.” “At present, there are not enough qualified applicants to fill all the state’s job vacancies. Labor shortages “are impacting the delivery of essential state services,” the order said. Future job postings will list relevant experience that can substitute for college degrees when reasonable, according to the order. The administrative order instructs the state’s personnel managers to review job classifications and positions and identify those for which practical experience or alternate training is an appropriate substitute for college degrees. If a person can do the job, we shouldn’t be holding anyone back just because they don’t have a degree,” the Republican governor said in the statement. If we’re going to address our labor shortage, we have to recognize the value that apprenticeships, on-the-job training, military training, trade schools and other experience provides applicants. “Today people can gain knowledge, skills and abilities through on-the-job experience. The action is needed because of the labor shortage that affects Alaska and the nation, Dunleavy said in a statement. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)Īlaskans will no longer need college degrees for most state jobs, under an administrative order issued Tuesday by Gov. Mike Dunleavy removes college-degree requirements for most state jobs. A statue of Charles Bunnell, the first president of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, as the University of Alaska Fairbanks was once known, is seen on Sept.
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