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 "Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope."  - Bill Crosby

The Denali Commission supports training programs that break-down barriers to employment.  One huge employment barrier in rural Alaska is many residents do not have their Alaska driver’s license.  We partnered up with Yuut Elitnaurviat which is the Regional Training Center for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta area to target this disparity.  They recently completed a driver’s license training at their Bethel facility for 14 individuals from Nunapitchuk, Autmautluk and Bethel which resulted in each person obtaining their Alaska Driver’s License.  This is significant milestone for these young rural residents because they can now apply for apprentice programs and/or other jobs that require a drivers license. They will also be eligible to apply and test for their CDL in a year which will open more employment opportunities for them.  

The Denali Commission supports training programs that build the capacity of rural administrators and city clerks. Through Denali Commission training funds, our partner, the Alaska Association of Municipal Clerks sent rural clerks to attend an advanced academy accredited by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks.  Continued training for our important local government clerks is not only to  help them successfully perform essential local government functions, but also gives them enough information and tools to keep them in their jobs longer.  Longevity helps provide stability and consistency for a community.

Denali Training Fund deadline for applications is April 15, 2009.

Complete proposals for the Denali Training Fund (DTF) are due by 5pm via fax, email or hand delivered to our administration partner, the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development 1016 W 6th Avenue, Suite 205 Anchorage, Alaska 99516.  Call Gerry McDonagh (907) 269-4551 for more information or technical assistance. 

A link to the RGA should be posted in the near future on this site.