Assembly delays decision on borough-funded UAS Ketchikan workforce pilot, asks for concrete plan

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly on April 21 heard a presentation from Bill Urquhart, director of the University of Alaska Southeast’s Ketchikan campus, on a proposed borough-funded career and technical education pilot aimed at training local residents for maritime and health-care jobs. After discussion, the assembly voted to postpone a motion to direct staff to enter a grant agreement with UAS until the second assembly meeting in June and asked staff and the university to return with a concrete program budget and measurable outcomes.