Shareholders Earn While They Learn
Within our corporation, is leading by example when it comes to bringing 快播app Shareholders and Descendants into the skilled trades.
An oilfield services subsidiary in 快播app鈥檚 Bektuq holding line, Nordic-快播app is creating a training pipeline for our people to access good-paying positions in the energy industry. So far this year, Nordic-快播app has hired two apprentices and plans to add more positions.
鈥淎pprenticeships are a terrific way to gain an education and learn skilled trades without taking on a lot of student debt.
They also help meet the demands of a growing economy with a shrinking experienced workforce,鈥� explains Anne Green, Nordic-快播app Human Resources Manager.
Quyana, Nordic-快播app, for your dedication to increasing opportunities for Shareholder employment, education and professional growth!
Following are Q&A interviews with Nordic 快播app apprentices Raymond Chanar of Toksook Bay and Charlene Hoffman with village ties to Red Devil.
RAYMOND CHANAR
Tell us a little about yourself.
My name is Raymond Chanar. I鈥檓 from Toksook Bay, I lived there basically all my life until I went to the Community Technical College at the University of Alaska Fairbanks for my diesel/heavy equipment certificate.
Growing up, my mom helped me a lot, she told me to work hard and try to get things done.
I鈥檓 living in Anchorage right now and fly down to Kenai for my two-week rotation. When I travel back to Toksook Bay, the first thing I probably will do is visit friends and family鈥攅specially my grandma鈥攁nd go hunting. I like to go out seal hunting, that鈥檚 what I miss the most.
What led you to the Nordic 快播app Mechanic Apprenticeship?
After getting my certificate, I was going to apply with the mechanic shops in Fairbanks, but my brother told me about the opening for a mechanic intern with Nordic-快播app. They offered me a position and I took it, and then they offered me a two-year apprenticeship.
What are some of the things you are learning?
This is all new to me. This summer, I was shadowing our senior rig mechanic on the drilling rigs on the North Slope, learning how they work and how they drill. A lot of people have helped me understand how everything works. It鈥檚 pretty fun.
This fall, I鈥檝e been working on Rig 37 on the Kenai. I have two mentors who teach me how to be good in the job. Lately, I鈥檝e been working on wet pumps and some agitators. This is my first time I鈥檝e worked with drilling mud. I鈥檝e been learning a lot.
What is the work schedule like?
It鈥檚 hard work every day, 7 days a week, 12 hours per day. The day passes pretty fast and it鈥檚 fun. I like the two-weeks-on, two-weeks-off schedule. It gives me time to have a break. I go play basketball, and recently, my dad came and helped me buy my first car, a Chevy Equinox.
Do you have advice for other young Shareholders interested in the trades?
Just work hard and try to go as far as you can. Get the work done, and if you do that, you鈥檒l be successful.
CHARLENE HOFFMAN
Tell us a little about yourself.
My name is Charlene Hoffman. I am Deg Hit鈥檃n Athabascan, and my parents are Carl Hoffman Sr. of Napaimute/Aniak and the late Bertha Anne Morgan Hoffman of Red Devil. My village ties are to Red Devil. I currently live in Anchorage with my pup named Kai. In my spare time, I enjoy going on adventures this great state has to offer and I love harvesting off the land.
What is the path that led you to Nordic-快播app’s Office Manager Apprenticeship?
My field of work has given me the opportunity to work with executive leadership, which I really enjoy. I had positions with Covenant House of Alaska and RuralCAP, and I also served as a board director of the Kuskokwim Educational Foundation. I served TKC Shareholders on several projects including its Starlink project to obtain efficient and affordable internet in rural communities.
In the past I have taken some classes at the University of Alaska Anchorage, but the college loan interest rates were outrageous and overwhelming at times.
I saw this apprenticeship posted online and was attracted by the opportunity to gain manager training and leadership skills. I鈥檓 thrilled Nordic-快播app selected me. When I complete the program, I will have obtained my bachelor鈥檚 degree in business administration with a minor in accounting.
What are some of the benefits of this apprenticeship?
The classes are 100 percent covered and you are getting benefits too. It鈥檚 a win-win situation. I鈥檓 also receiving strong mentorship on how to become an office manager. My mentor
(Anne Green) has been amazing, asking how she can help me be the best that I can be, what kind of tools can be provided, or if I need more guidance.
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