Career Development

Adult Supported Employment Programs provide adult job seekers the opportunity to gain job experience, develop skills and improve their employability.

Some of the Adult Supported Employment Programs available:

• Apprenticeship – combine classroom instruction with on-the-job training to help you develop skills and knowledge for a new career.
• Job Placement (SWE) – Earn a paycheck while you receive basic job training. Let us connect you with an employer that will teach you how to fulfill a role at their company. This is a great way to get your foot in the door or provide additional support services and technical training to participants who have limited work experience.

Supported Work Experience spotlights:

• Bean’s Cafe
• CITC

Career Skills workshops are held in both group and individual settings and cover a wide variety of topics to help people better understand their own strengths and enhance their ability to get and keep meaningful employment. Workshops are open to any individual registered with CITC. Contact CD@citci.org or speak with your case manager to learn more and register.

Employment Topics include but are not limited to:

• Resume Workshop
• Variance Workshop
• Interview Workshop
• Dress for success
• Career Exploration: How much does that job pay?
• Brand your story

Located on the second floor of our Nat’uh Service Center, our CITC Career Center provides access to a network of employment and training opportunities and professional development tools, including computers, fax and scan services, online development training, career assessment, job-search assistance, and employment support. No appointment is needed. It is available from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

The Disability Employments Services Program helps Alaska Native and American Indian participants who live with a disability with obtaining and maintain employment that works within their scope of abilities.

• Disability Employment Services Application
• Notice of Privacy Practice
• Consumer Rights and Responsibilities Agreement

CIRI Tribal Higher Education Scholarship: We have scholarship opportunities aimed at degree-seeking students who are CIRI shareholders or descendants. Scholarships are managed by CITC’s Career Development program.

Training Scholarships & Grants: CITC also offers scholarships and grants to help pay for vocational training or for degree seeking students to meet your academic and career goals. The scholarships provide training and development opportunities for eligible students pursuing higher education for both degree seeking and vocational training students.

Popular fields of interest:

• Health care
• Business Administration
• Retail
• Auto Mechanics
• Industrial Waste
• Commercial Driving
• Travel & Tourism
• Cosmetology
• Oil & Gas
• Information Technology
• Maritime

Adults can refresh their academic skills and work toward earning a General Education Diploma (GED) or other vocational pursuits.

Once an individual successfully completes Adult Basic Education classes, they are able to enroll into GED preparation services to obtain their GED, which will expand educational and employment opportunities.

Alaska Native Hire is an easy-to-use online forum that brings together job seekers and employers. The site allows individuals to create a profile highlighting specific experience, skills, education, and employment history, while employers have the ability to search the database for the specific skills to fill vacant positions.

For job seekers, this is a website where the jobs find you, and for employers, Alaska Native Hire is a powerful tool to help meet your local hire needs.