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AIDT Newsletter
November 2009
Watch On The Job to learn how, when, and where to get training and careers.
  • 12:30 p.m. each Sunday on Alabama Public Television
  • 8 p.m. each Tuesday on digital Weather Plus 12.2
    • Charter channel 136 and Knology 121 in Montgomery
    • Brighthouse channel 213 in Wetumpka and Greenville
    • Brighthouse channel 228 in Eufaula
November 8

Watch as On The Job explores the jobs of an industrial maintenance mechanic, locomotive engineer, and a programming logistic control operator at American Cast Iron Piping Company in Birmingham.  On The Job will also find out more about job and educational opportunities in the field of drafting and design with the Engineering Graphics Technology program at Drake State Technical College in Huntsville. 

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On The Job host, Bobby Jon Drinkard (standing), helps an American Cast Iron Piping Company employee install a motor on one of the company's piping conveyor belts.

November 15

Join On The Job, as it goes behind the scenes with one of the most recognized and successful poultry farms in Alabama, with Maze Farms, in Horton.  On The Job, will also show you why Alabama is one of the leading beef producers in the state while spending a day "on the job" with Henry Cattle Company in Pintlala. 

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Dennis Maze(right), President of Maze Farms, explains the life span of a chicken to On The Job host, Bobby Jon Drinkard.

November 22

On this episode of On The Job listen and observe the testimonials of people who have used Easter Seals Central Alabama as a resource to seek employment, through the agency's wide variety of educational and workforce development programs. 

Easter Seals
Students prepare a bed for a "mock" patient, with the Certified Nursing Assistant's program at Easter Seals Central Alabama in Montgomery.

November 29

No show.  APT fundraiser.
Career Opportunities

Butler County-Chapman
Coastal Forest Products, LLC
Production Operators and Industrial Maintenance

Chambers County-Cusseta
AJIN USA Joon, LLC: Production & Maintenance
Daeki America, Inc.:  Production & Assembly Operators, Material Handlers
MeadWestvaco Corporation:
Operators

Clarke County-Fulton
Scotch & Gulf Lumber, LLC
:  Sawmill Operators

Colbert County-Cherokee
National Alabama Corp: Robotics Programmer, Controller, IT Manager, CNC Programmer
National Alabama Corp: Welding, Fabrication, Equipment Operations, Finishing, Painting, CNC Operators
National Alabama Corp: Welding Team Member

Houston County-Dothan
Nypro Alabama
Supervisor/Process Technician
Nypro Alabama
Maintenance Supervisor

Mobile County-Calvert
ThyssenKrupp Steel & Stainless USA LLC:
Maintenance
ThyssenKrupp Steel & Stainless USA LLC: Operators

Mobile County-Mobile
AIDT-Maritime Welding Training

Fuel Cutting, Carb
AIDT-Maritime Welding, Flux-Core, Ship Fitting, Oxy on Arc Gouging

Pike County-Troy
CGI : Collection Representatives

Tuscaloosa County-Tuscaloosa
Gaylord Chemical Company, LLC
Chemical Operators

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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, AIDT EX+RA
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 recently earned certification to the ISO 9001:2008 standard.  AIDT has been consistently ranked one of the top state workforce training agencies in the United States.

AIDT mirrors a diverse and inclusive working environment in which we operate and interact with our employees and our customers.

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Leadership Training: 
Hear what our customers are saying about our training...


"Excellent instructor."
TK/AIDT
Empowering Teams

"This was the best presentation of leadership I have ever attended."
Enterprise Coffee Geneva EDC
LSI

"This course has been a valuable tool for me to gain knowledge about how to improve, not only at work, but in other areas of my life."
Rainsville EDC
LSII

AIDT's Leadership Development training programs cover a variety of practical, real-world strategies you can use right away.


Come learn how to balance your various leadership roles and responsibilities in a fun and interactive program. You will leave more energized, motivated and confident.

AIDT services are provided at no charge.

Training is available in: Montgomery
AIDT Training Center
15 Technology Court:

Nov. 17-18 LSI

For more information, click here or
call 334-280-4453
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Free Welding Classes in Mobile!
Welder
AIDT is now accepting applications for:

Welding Classes
beginning
January 4, 2010.
Classes will be held at the Brookley Complex and the Bryant Technical School in Irvington. (There are day and night classes at both locations.)

Application deadline is November 24, 2009

All applicants should apply IN PERSON at:
 
Maritime Welding Training Center
1890 Third Street
Mobile, AL 36615
(I-10 Exit 23, Brookley Complex, Corner of Michigan and Broad)

Applications also can be downloaded online from www.aidt.edu/apply.

Applicants should deliver completed applications
to the training center.
AIDT Services
AIDT EX+RA  This service assists businesses that do not traditionally qualify for AIDT services and provides development of employee recruitment, trainer services, creation of training manuals, multimedia instructor guides and company training videos.
Leadership Development
This service provides training for team leaders and supervisors to develop quality leaders, improve retention and create employee loyalty and dedication.
Maintenance Assessment
This service is designed to help employers determine who to hire, promote and train for maintenance service through written and performance assessments.
Process Improvement Assessment
This service provides an independent third-party review of business processes related to lean manufacturing.
Safety Assessment
This service provides information and resources needed to meet U.S. OSHA requirements.

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