Learn pharmacy career updates at AU with On The Job
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 Auburn University pharmacy students participate as jurors in a mock trial representing a malpractice case with professors, faculty, local attorneys and a judge.
To prepare students to help improve primary care for
citizens, Auburn University's Harrison School of Pharmacy provides education, outreach and research missions.
To learn more about this enticing field, watch On The Job Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. on your local APT channel. On The Job team spent a day with one of the nation's leading pharmacy schools.
Pharmacy study at Auburn University began in 1885 when the Board of Trustees proposed the course at what was then Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College. For the first 10 years, students could take preparatory courses in alkaloids, assaying, and some toxicology. Today, pharmacy is redefining itself to meet today's healthcare needs, and the primary focus is coordination of patient care, ethics, and knowledge.
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UA and BCA Partner to present
2008 Economic Summit for Alabama Leaders
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Focusing on Alabama's role as a leader in regional, national and global economies, The University of Alabama's Culverhouse College of Commerce and the Business Council of Alabama will present the 2008 Economic Summit for Alabama leaders on Oct. 15, 2008.
The half-day event at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, which will close with a luncheon program featuring Gov. Bob Riley, will also include presentations from economic experts including:
- Michael J. Chriszt, vice president for research with the Federal Reserve Bank;
- Neal Wade, director of the Alabama Development Office;
- John D. Harrison, superintendent of the Alabama Banking Department;
- Sherry Dinges, president of the Alabama Association of REALTORS,
- William J. Canary, president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama
- and other business leaders.
The event is the first of a planned series of annual economic summits and is intended to bring together, inform and solicit information and ideas from a cross-section of Alabama's leaders from the public and private sectors. As the nation weathers especially challenging economic conditions, Summit speakers will examine the state of Alabama's economy and explore the foundations essential to the state's continued progress.
"Economic summits have been shown to be valuable tools for bringing into focus key economic indicators and trends, and how our resources can be used to develop opportunities for sustained, long-term growth," said J. Barry Mason, dean of the Culverhouse College of Commerce. "Our mission stresses cooperation, collaboration and partnerships and this summit supports each of those concepts. We deeply appreciate being a part of this effort."
"Alabama has already proven its potential for unbridled growth, even under challenging economic conditions," said BCA President and CEO William Canary. "We believe this Summit will help further our success in the global economy by bringing experts and leaders together to address our challenges, outline proactive solutions and explore ways to better leverage our competitive strengths."
For more information about the 2008 Economic Summit for Alabama Leaders, please visit
www.cba.ua.edu/econsummit or www.bcatoday.org where you may read and download a Summit Registration Form, or call the University of Alabama at 205-348-6191.
For more information, contact:
- Bill Gerdes, Culverhouse College for Commerce, University of Alabama, 205.348.8318
- Marty Sullivan, Business Council of Alabama, 334.240.8718
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The State of the Workforce by the Numbers
from Industrial Market Trends
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Labor Day was meant to celebrate the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity and well-being of this nation. Beyond the barbeque, here's a look at the who, what, where and how of the U.S. workforce.
It used to be that workers celebrated Labor Day not only to acknowledge their accomplishments, but also to air their grievances and discuss strategies for securing better working conditions and salaries. Nowadays, the national holiday is associated less with union activities and protest marches and more with barbeques, sports and summer's last hurrah.
So, in tribute to today's working professional, here are some facts and figures on the make-up and activity of the United States workforce.
WHO WE ARE
154.5 million
Number of people 16 and older in the nation's labor force as of May 2008, including 82.6 million men and 71.9 million women ...
WHAT WE DO
10.4 Million
Number of self-employed workers ...
WHERE WE DO
73.5
Percentage growth of labor force in Frisco, Texas, between 2000 and
2005 - the highest among cities with populations of 25,000 or more -
followed by fellow Texas cities Cedar Park (66 percent growth) and
McKinney (52.5 percent growth), then by Carmel, Ind. (49.9 percent
growth) and Dania Beach, Fla. (45 percent growth) ...
HOW AND WHY WE DO
$42,261 and $32,515
The 2006 annual median earnings for male and female full-time, year-round workers, respectively ...
To read the full article, click here.
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Career opportunities available with 13 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.
Sessions scheduled:
September 30 in Selma
Pre-registration is required.
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:
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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