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Alabama Office of Apprenticeship begins offering certified pre-apprenticeship program

Job seekers are looking for a clear career pathway that includes training, experience, certification and a guaranteed job. Employers need a structured pipeline of qualified workers and a plan to get them from entry-level to highly skilled as quickly as possible. The Alabama Office of Apprenticeship can help meet the needs of both job-seekers and … Continued

August 11, 2020

Alabama Arise urges federal guidance on return to unsafe working conditions

As thousands of Alabamians return to work this week, an Alabama nonprofit has joined hundreds of organizations nationwide in a call for federal guidance to protect workers from having to return to jobs that don’t take proper precautions against the spread of COVID-19. “The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on communities of color, … Continued

May 14, 2020

U.S. Department of Labor awards $12 million grant to Alabama Community College apprenticeship programs

The U.S. Department of Labor announced on Monday that the Alabama Community College System was awarded a $12 million grant toward expanding apprenticeship partnerships. The ACCS was one of 23 academic institutions and consortia nationwide to receive this grant. The grants were awarded to further private-public apprenticeship programs in three categories — information technology, advanced … Continued

June 26, 2019

46,330 more Alabamians had jobs in November than in 2017

The Alabama Labor Department announces that the state continues to break employment and job records. In November 2018, 2,128,082 people were counted as employed, an increase of 46,330 from November 2017. Wage and salary employment, which measures the number of jobs our economy is supporting, grew to 2,069,800, representing a yearly increase of 35,400 jobs. … Continued

December 26, 2018