Welcome to
SAWDC AlabamaWorks!
Your regional partner in Alabama’s workforce.
I’M AN EMPLOYER
Do you need to source, hire, or train employees for your business?
I’M A JOB SEEKER
Are you looking for a new job, training to learn a new skill, or need career assistance?
I’M A STUDENT
Do you want to plan for your future career or look for job training?
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’ [...]
Hiring: Project Coordinator
SAWDC AlabamaWorks is hiring for a Project Coordinator position. Application Deadline is November 16, 2018.
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Improving our workforce each and every day.
The four industry clusters – aviation, maritime, industrial construction/manufacturing, and healthcare – were chosen due to the high demand and high growth prospects for these industries. With a dual customer approach, SAWDC convenes, organizes key stakeholders, and maintains persistent attention to the needs of the two main customers: employers and workers. By engaging employers and other partners in identifying workforce needs, SAWDC aligns funding from various sources and brokers services that address the career advancement needs of employers and lower-skilled adults.
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.