Charting a New Path with Administrative Assistant Training
With a mix of nerves and excitement, Kelsey Gologergen joined Kawerak’s Administrative Assistant Trainee program last fall. Coming from a background working in schools [...]
Training Together: Building Skills for Opportunity
Shortly after she finished high school, Shea Matthias remembers seeing a woman driving a dump truck in her home community of Stebbins. She thought, [...]
Vera Metcalf, Director of Eskimo Walrus Commission, selected for honorary doctorate by the University of Alaska Fairbanks
Vera Metcalf, Kawerak's Director of the Eskimo Walrus Commission, was recently selected by the University of Alaska Fairbanks to receive an honorary doctoral degree [...]
Student Highlight: Brice Hardy
In March of 2025 Brice Hardy stood tall to receive his Class A Commercial Driving License from the Alaska Driving Academy. Since he was [...]
Trainee Celebrates First Teacher Appreciation Week as Teacher
As we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, we want to take a moment to recognize Sierra Aningayou, a recent trainee who worked hard and challenged [...]
Heavy Equipment Course Prepares Eight New Trainees
This past week, April 7-11, 8 regional trainees completed Heavy Equipment Operation training in Nome. The training was hosted by Kawerak's Workforce Development Program [...]
More Skilled Grantwriters in the Region After Kawerak Sponsored Course
In mid-November, nearly a dozen individuals participated in a 5-day intensive grant training in Nome through The Grantsmanship Training Center. The group was comprised [...]
Student Highlight – Annette Piscoya
When everything tells you that you can't do it - remember you CAN! Annette Piscoya took 3 years to pursue her interest in truck [...]
Student Highlight – Mary Pete
Life doesn’t always take you in a straight line, but if you stick to what’s true to you, you will get to where you [...]
Trainee Highlight – Dallas Davis
We are proud to announce the recent graduation of Universal Technical Institute's Basic Welding Course, Dallas Davis! From September 2022 to June 2023 Dallas [...]