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65% by 2025: Post-secondary Education, Workers, Employers & the Alaskan Economy

What is the Challenge?

Depending on who you ask - by 2020, up to 66% of Alaskan jobs will require some type of postsecondary education

Regardless of who you ask, we are:

• Headed for a shortage of workers with postsecondary education in Alaska’s highest-demand, highest-paying industries
• Already facing an insufficient supply of industry certifications in the skilled trades

Why do we need to get to 65% by 2025?

• To build the competitive workforce our employers need
• To encourage economic development in Alaska
• To strengthen the earnings potential and increase employment stability for more Alaskans

What’s the Focus?

• Partnerships, Transitions, & Pathways
• Professional Development & Networking
• Statewide Messaging
• Research & Data Collection

Patrick Rose, 65% by 2025

Patrick Rose was raised in Soldotna, Alaska. He graduated from Soldotna High School and then went onto graduate from College with Honors with a Bachelors Degree of Science in Business Management and Technology with concentrations in Computerized Accounting, Business Applications and Business Management Practice. He has worked in the postsecondary education industry for over eleven years with a broad range of experience, from student services, admissions, financial aid, community outreach and business development. In his current position as Business Development Manager at Northern Industrial Training, LLC Patrick works on increasing awareness of vocational training opportunities to community groups, schools, villages and businesses around Alaska. Another critical aspect of his role is to develop and maintain relationships with Alaskan employers to quickly respond to industry training needs as well as aid students obtaining employment with Alaskan businesses.