AVTEC, Alaska Vocational Technical Center Employee Directory
Education Administration ProgramsAlaska, United States51-200 Employees
AVTEC, the Alaska Vocational Technical Center, is a post-secondary career and technical training center based in Seward, Alaska. It operates as a division of the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development and is the only post-secondary career and technical training center owned and operated by the State of Alaska. Founded in 1969 as the Alaska Skills Center, the institution originated as a post-secondary component of the State Department of Education and has since become a state-operated training facility. AVTEC offers short-duration employability and technical training programs for Alaskans across the state and is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education (COE). The organization employs roughly 51 to 200 people and has engaged in partnerships with external entities, including a 2026 collaboration with Marathon Petroleum for scholarships and maritime training and a 2024 memorandum with the Lower Kuskokwim School District to provide tiny homes for educators.