Get "hands-on" education with On The Job
| Auto Collision Repair Student Justin Daniel (right) shows On The Job host Bobby Jon Drinkard
the proper way to paint a damaged vehicle at Bevill State Community College in Sumiton.Learn about "hands-on" education and training needed for careers in the automobile collision repair industry this Sunday, Aug. 17, with On The Job. Working in the Auto Collision Repair industry requires that you learn how to be "good with your hands" at the Auto Collision Repair program at Bevill State Community College in Sumiton. On the Job also visits with sheet metal workers near Birmingham who demonstrate how technology and work environment have changed in the sheet metal industry.
See On The Job Sunday, August 17, at 2:30 p.m. on your local Alabama Public Television channel.
To see previous On The Job videos, click online at www.onthejobtv.org.
 On The Job posters encourage job seekers to learn more about careers and how to get them.
To get posters to display, contact On The Job via email: feedback@onthejobtv.org
Or mail a request to:
On The Job TV
15 Technology Court
Montgomery, AL 36116
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Keeping older workers on the job
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from U.S. News and World Report
Companies that fear a shortage of qualified workers are trying to entice older workers to stay on the job longer. The Los Angeles-based defense and technology corporation Northrop Grumman is exploring innovative ways to keep baby boomers at
their desks and get them to teach younger workers their vital skills. I
recently spoke with Ian Ziskin, chief human resources and administrative officer for Northrop Grumman, about how he balances new hires with older worker retention.
How much of your workforce is planning to retire in the next decade?
If you look at the demographics of the workforce for Northrop Grumman, which are pretty consistent with the demographics of
the aerospace and defense industry in general, we have about 122,000 employees, approximately 50 percent of whom are going to
be able to retire over the next five to 10 years. ...
To read the full article, click here.
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Steel Giant spends $300M in Alabama
from Birmingham Business Journal
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ThyssenKrupp,
the German corporate giant building a multibillion-dollar steel plant
north of Mobile, said it has already awarded more than $300 million in
contracts to Alabama-based companies.
Only 20 percent of the bidding process is complete, said Markus
Boening, chief financial officer and head purchasing agent for the
steel division of ThyssenKrupp Steel and Stainless USA.
The state gave the company an incentive package worth $220 million
for the $3.7 billion plant, which is expected to employ about 2,700
when complete.
Boening said the company has awarded between $300 million to $400
million in contracts to companies based in the state for work on the
project - including several companies in Birmingham.
Birmingham's DeShazo Crane Co. is the latest local contractor to
receive such a nod from the steel maker. It recently was awarded a $29
million contract to custom engineer and manufacture 36 overhead bridge
cranes to be used in the operations of the steel mill.
To read the full article, click here.
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AIDT Proud to be Alabama's "Number One Incentive"
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 David Cleveland was once a lead operator at an Alabama textile plant, but realizing a future in that industry might not be promising, he dreamed of breaking into the state's growing automotive industry.
With the help of Alabama Industrial Development Training, he realized his dream. Cleveland took six weeks of training with AIDT, worked six months on a trial basis, and is now on line at the Mercedes-Benz U.S. International plant in Vance, installing wire harnesses, trailer hitches and sound pads on M-Class Mercedes. And he's making good money doing it. ...
To read the full article published by Business Council of Alabama, click here and scroll down to News your business can use.
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Career opportunities available with 16 employers
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AIDT is currently assisting employers to fill jobs noted on the map above. Links to all the job opportunities are available by clicking the map above or this Jobs in Alabama link. To learn about employment with AIDT, click the AIDT Jobs link. To apply for training to qualify for one of these positions, click online or contact your local Alabama Career Center office and a location identified in the advertisement. Detailed Career Center information, including addresses and telephone numbers, is available here. For information about all AIDT training and recruitment, go to our website, www.aidt.edu. |
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 Alabama's number-one business incentive provides recruitment, assessment, and training for employers creating jobs in Alabama. As Alabama's economy evolves, AIDT services continuously adapt to meet the needs of aerospace, automotive, chemical processing and bio-technology manufacturers, as well as the wide range of traditional industrial groups such as food processing, distribution/warehousing, technical services, and others.
A close working relationship with each client results in development of consistently effective processes for recruitment, selection and training of skilled and motivated employees. AIDT also provides leadership development, industrial maintenance assessment, safety assistance, process improvement assessment, and other services.
AIDT's mission for new and expanding employers creating jobs in Alabama is to recruit and train personnel to provide quality workforce development and to expand citizens' opportunities through the jobs that are created. AIDT has provided thousands of skilled, motivated employees to Alabama industries since 1971. It became the first state workforce training entity in the world to earn international ISO 9001:2000 certification for its quality management system and has been consistently ranked one of the top state workforce training agencies in the United States.
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Many job seekers are unprepared for job interviews.
Some don't dress appropriately.
Some have poor hygiene.
Some have little or no communication skills.
Without skills to present themselves better, many people fail to get the job.
AIDT provides Interview T.I.P.S. (Training to Improve Presentation Skills) to solve these and other problems cited by Alabama business leaders and AIDT project managers who interview job seekers.
Session scheduled
September 8-9 in Montgomery
Pre-registration is required.
Mobile registration deadline:
August 8
Click here to register online.
Are you prepared for
your next job interview?
Do you need computer skills
to get a job?
Have you heard of diversity and sexual harassment prevention, but you're not sure what they mean?
Skills@Work provides information needed
to answer your questions.
Sessions are available
each Tuesday and Thursday:
October 7-November 18
December 2-January 20
from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at
AIDT Center-Montgomery
15 Technology Court
Skills@Work training is available
at no cost for job seekers from high school age through adulthood.
Pre-registration is required.
Click here to register online or
call Connie Sator at 334-280-4453.
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Maritime Careers
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Maritime Welding Classes available in Mobile
Click on the ad to apply online for training.
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