WELCOME TO
SAWDC ALABAMAWORKS!
A rewarding career in one Alabama’s thriving industries could be yours in two years or less!
WELCOME TO
SAWDC ALABAMAWORKS!
A rewarding career in one Alabama’s thriving industries could be yours in two years or less!
Job Opening: Project Manager
SAWDC AlabamaWorks! is hiring for a Project Manager position! Deadline to submit applications is May 17, 2019.
SAWDC/AIDT to Help Displaced Virginia College Students
The private, for-profit school Virginia College is closing three Alabama locations in Mobile, Huntsville and Montgomery. The Birmingham location will remain open. The three locations scheduled for shutdown stopped enrolling new students yesterday. After the [...]
Hiring: Dean of Workforce and Economic Development
Position: Dean of Workforce and Economic Development Minimum Requirements: Bachelor Degree from a regionally accredited institution. A minimum of five (5) years’ full-time Workforce or Economic Development experience. A minimum of five (5) years’ [...]
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Worlds of Opportunity
A project of the Southwest Alabama Workforce Development Council (SAWDC), the SAWDC Worlds of Opportunity is a hands-on career expo for eighth-grade students across Southwest Alabama’s nine-county footprint. The purpose of the event is to expose students to careers available locally and to demonstrate what each career involves through an interactive, engaging series of activities.
Southwest Alabama Partnership for Training and Employment
Southwest Alabama Partnership for Training and Employment (SWAPTE) is a regional partnership of business, education, labor and community leaders and, just like SAWDC Alabama Works, serves Region 7 including Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington and Wilcox counties. A key partner of SAWDC Alabama Works, SWAPTE provides a network of resources that offer comprehensive employment, career counseling and job training services to businesses and job seekers through the one-stop Alabama Career Centers. In particular, SWAPTE is positioned to work with local businesses to leverage their training investment, adding profit back to their bottom line. SWAPTE ‘s On-the-Job Training pays up to 50% of costs to train a company’s eligible new hires from 11 to 26 weeks; while SWAPTE’s Incumbent Worker Training pays up to 50% of a company’s total training costs for existing staff, up to $30,000 maximum per contract. Businesses put up the other 50% and may contribute in-kind contributions as well as cash toward the match.
About AlabamaWorks
AlabamaWorks is a network of interconnected providers of workforce services, including all of the governmental, educational, and private sector components that train, prepare, and match job seekers with employers.