ANTHC Environmental Health and Engineering recognizes its first Electrician Apprenticeship Program graduate
May 12, 2017Thomas Norris, ANTHC Apprentice Electrician, recently passed the State of Alaska Certificate of Fitness Exam for Electrical Journeyman, making him the first graduate of the ANTHC Environmental Health and Engineering Apprenticeship Program.
This program was developed in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship and Alaska Vocational Technical Related Studies Program. The four-year program requires 8,000 hours of on-the-job learning, in addition to many required hours of instruction. During his time as an apprentice, Norris worked on clinics, water and sewer projects, and energy projects in 34 different rural communities.
“It takes a really special guy to stick with it and make it through the entire program,” Pat Easter, Environmental Health and Engineering Field Manager, said of Norris’ success. “Thomas is a great worker and an avid learner with a ton of potential, and we’re really proud of what he has accomplished.”
For more information about the ANTHC Environmental Health and Engineering Apprenticeship Program, contact Sherry Roland, Business Support Manager, at (907) 729-3719.