Learn how to get On The Job with Alabama State Port of Authority
| On The Job host Bobby Jon Drinkard (middle) learns skills that maintenance technicians must perform
at the Alabama State Port Authority in Mobile. On the Job crew spent the day with employees at the Alabama State Port Authority to learn about lucrative jobs in the port city.  Headquartered in Mobile, the Alabama State Port Authority owns and operates Alabama's deepwater port facilities and directly employs 670 workers. The port public facilities handled 27 million tons of cargo last year and has been ranked the 10th largest port in the U.S. Learn more at www.asdd.com.
Watch On The Job Sunday, August 24, at 2:30 p.m. on your local Alabama Public Television channel if you are interested in a financially stable career, and find out what you need to know about machining, troubleshooting and experience in the
electrical field.
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
Telephone: 1.866.855.1916
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Alabama Economic Development News Articles
State narrowing the gap
from The Mobile Press-Register
Alabamians should take pride in the state's impressive economic progress over the past two decades. Once mired near the bottom of virtually every national survey of economic well-being, Alabama is steadily climbing on key indicators such as per capita income.
To read the full editorial, click here.
We're closing the gap
from The Huntsville Times
In income, Alabama continues to approach the mainstream. The latest income figures are in for Alabama and the nation. They show what other indicators have been showing for past several years. In economic terms, the South - Alabama in particular - is catching up to the rest of the country. It's about time.
To read the full editorial, click here.
Riley praises diverse economy
from The Huntsville Times
Governor says 'no one does it better than' Huntsville.
Gov.
Bob Riley applauded the Huntsville area's economic mix, saying
diversification helps to flatten the economy's cyclical patterns. "Alabama
has the most diverse economy of all the 50 states, but no one does it
better than you," Riley said in an Alabama Update luncheon Wednesday at
the Von Braun Center. The event, hosted by the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce, drew about 1,100 people.
To read the full article, click here.
Metro Spotlight: Cullman, Alabama
A Pocket of Success in the South
from Business Facilities online
Nestled in northern Alabama just 50 miles from Birmingham
and 55 miles south of Huntsville, Cullman is a financial and commercial
city with a population nearing 17,000. Two national highways, two state
highways, one regional airport, and a Class 1 railroad ensure Cullman
is connected to major crossroads of the South.
To read the full article, click here.
The 2008 Inc. 5000:
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The economy has not slowed the growth of these companies that range
across industries from construction and manufacturing to IT services
and business services, for a combined revenue of $185.4 billion and 334
percent growth.
At least 67 Alabama companies are listed among America's 5,000 fastest-growing private companies. To read the full article and view the list of Alabama companies, click here.
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Alabama Unemployment Rate and Number Unemployed
July 2008 Preliminary
State Rate (Seasonally Adjusted): 5.1%
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To view this map and news from Alabama's Comprehensive Labor Market Information System, click here. |
Career opportunities available with 14 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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