Ted Stevens accomplished many great things in his lifetime for Alaska and the United States of America.  Senator Stevens had a passion for advancing education and vocational training in our state.  He wanted to provide the greatest amount of opportunity he could for all Alaskans.  Senator Stevens was very instrumental in creating Alaska Works Partnership.  He and our founders shared a common understanding that Alaska’s construction trades unions played a significant part in developing our State, and particularly for training Alaskans to build our state.  Ted Stevens was a remarkable man.  AWP will continue to remember him and carry on the work he believed in.   Thank you, Ted Stevens, Alaska’s Senator.

Alaska Works Partnership is the gateway to successful careers in construction. AWP’s construction training and placement system reaches across Alaska and is open to everyone.

AWP delivers services in partnership with Alaska’s Building Trades unions, the Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the Denali Training Fund. 

We also team with employers, communities, and regional organizations on targeted projects. We find motivated applicants, provide the best training, and match qualified individuals with specific job opportunities.

Are you interested in construction?

• Are you a man or woman who would like great wages and benefits?
• Would you like to learn a career and be paid on the job while training?
• Are you a Veteran or serving in the National Guard and Reserves and want an exciting second career? 
• Are you a student or young Alaskan who wants to get a construction job and explore the many good careers construction has to offer?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then AWP can help you connect to training, education, apprenticeship, and careers in Alaska’s construction industry.

Through AWP you gain access to 22 construction trade training and placement partners. Through our partners, you can train in specialized skills for all types of construction from houses, to hospitals, to pipelines and everything in-between.

Alaska Works Partnerships puts Alaskans in Alaska jobs first.

About our Partners

AWP was formed by Alaska’s construction trade unions to build an Alaska construction  workforce. Our jointly administered trade apprenticeship program partners represent the largest  private sector training enterprise in Alaska. They own and operate 15 trade schools with millions of dollars in training equipment and provide qualified instructors to train our recruits.

 Together we’re building Alaska one community at a time.