• Provide training and education to advance U.S. workforce by better integrating energy and resiliency education, research and commercialization
• Support University of Alaska Workforce Development, with emphasis on Alaska energy industry
• Prepare students for interesting careers that require advanced skills, greater knowledge, and more flexibility
• Provide opportunity for industry to shape workforce and establish pool of qualified candidates for full time employment
• Improve ACEP research/collaboration efforts through improved understanding of current industry needs

ACEP

• Recruit, review internship applications, coordinate interviews and select interns based on utility needs
• Work with utilities to create interns scope of work & tailor internship opportunity for each student
• Provide ACEP-affiliated mentor for each intern
• Prepare interns with supporting knowledge & skills
• Fund intern salary and travel to/from field
• Coordinate post-assignment report-outs by interns

Utility

• Work with ACEP and ACEP-affiliated mentor to develop appropriate internship scope of work
• Participate as an invited speaker during Spring semester preparatory sessions
• Provide housing and supervision/mentorship on-site
• Identify alignment with ACEP research efforts and potentially enter into research data sharing agreement
• Evaluate intern progress with ACEP-affiliated mentor