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Training

The focus of Training services is to assess, counsel and assist clients prepare for self sufficiency through provision of a variety of training opportunities. These opportunities are afforded to clients through a number of differing methods and services:
Vocational Training (2 to 3 year) grants are provided to tribal members without the technical skills necessary to obtain a self-sufficient job that the current and future labor market needs.

Whenever possible, basic education and GED preparation will be concurrent with skill training or other employment activities.
Classroom Training: Consists of a structured curriculum taught in a classroom setting.
Workshops: Designed to meet specific training needs identified by a community and/or group of persons.
Skills Upgrading: Short term training designed to refresh and upgrade an individual existing skills to a level which will make them competitive in the labor market.

Occupational Training shall be in occupations shown to be in demand in the area in which a participant is willing to accept employment.
On-the-Job-Training: Placement in a Employment situation designed to provide practical experience in the competitive labor market, resulting in full-time unsubsidized permanent employment.

Life Skills/Employment Skills: Designed to provide an individual with skills essential to coping with the realities of living and working in society.
Lessen areas include Problem Solving, Teamwork, Leadership, Self-Esteem, Personal Finance, Conflict Resolution and Job Seeking Skills.

Eligibility Requirements

-Applicants must be adult tribal members residing within our service area.
-Must be 18 yrs old or emancipated youth, at least 16 years old.
-Must be unemployed or underemployed
-Eligibility may include income verification
-Adult males need to be enrolled in the Military Selective Services program
-Application received a month prior to training
-Application must be complete with all required documents
-Applicants are required to apply for FASFA and seek additional financial assistance

Required Documents

-Application
-Acceptance Letter
-Budget Forecast
-Family Income Verification
-High School Transcripts or GED Certificate
-TABE Test Results
-Selective Service Verification
-Tribal ID Card or Certificate of Indian Blood (CIB) Card
-Written Statement

 

Contact Information

Beverly Turner, Training Specialist
email: BTurner@avcp.org
Phone (907) 543-7485

Department Fax (907) 543-4261

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