SkillsUSA Alabama "Best of the Best"
This month students from all over Alabama will
travel to Birmingham, AL to compete at the annual Skills USA - Alabama
conference. The conference will be held at the BJCC April 27-28, 2010.
SkillsUSA is a career tech
service organization designed to help enhance career and technical education
skills as well as foster leadership in Alabama's youth comprised of K-12 as
well as community college students. SkillsUSA
strives to meet the needs of three primary groups: Students, Educators and
Business and Industry. SkillsUSA
is dedicated to helping its members develop solid technical, leadership,
and employability skills. In addition, the organization supports and rewards
the efforts of its members through professional development and recognition
programs.
Students may participate in
three types of contests: Leadership, Occupationally Related, and Skilled and
Technical Sciences and they are judged by business and industry
representatives. Competitions spotlight skills in various career fields such as
cosmetology, welding, masonry, TV and video production, crime scene
investigation, firefighting and automated manufacturing, just to name a few.
Although most of the contests are held at the BJCC , several are held offsite at local community colleges and
business and industry sites.
A Career Expo, hosted by
AIDT is held in conjunction with conference on April 28th. The EXPO
allows industry and business representatives to meet their future workforce. It
will also expose students to potential employers and make them aware of
available career choices and the skills and education needed to pursue those
careers. Anyone interested in showcasing their business/industry or in bringing
students can contact Jacqueline Allen at AIDT (jallen@aidt.edu).
According to State Director, Myron Lamont, Alabama
SkillsUSA is making every
attempt to make SkillsUSA membership a "value added" component of
Technical Education. "We have, for the last 5 years looked for ways to better
serve our publics. For the first time nationally recognized industry developed
Employability Skills and Technical assessments are being used as part of
Championship competitions that take place in Birmingham" Lamont stated.
SkillsUSA Alabama has experienced a lot of
growth as evidenced by a membership that is now approaching 10,000 members - a
10 year high after 5 straight years of
sustained growth. Lamont says he's often asked why their attempting growth
during such tough economic times, "Too many people have worked too hard,
for too long making Technical Education and SkillsUSA an important force in
Alabama, we owe them and our students our best effort." Borrowing a
strategy from NASCAR, 'There is no better
time to out-maneuver and out-plan the competition than when you're in the
turns. Anybody can put the pedal to the metal in the straight-a-ways!''
The SkillsUSA state
competition is a showcase event for career and technology students from all
over the state. The students that win at the state conference continue on to
the national competition. Last year 97 students represented Alabama at the
national level and they did very well with top honors going to Alabama in both
K-12 and postsecondary divisions for welding.
Alabama's
career/technical education (CTE) programs offer students opportunities to
participate in seven different student organizations including SkillsUSA.
Currently, one out of every two high school students in Alabama participates in
CTE programs. To learn more about SkillsUSA or any of the other great
educational opportunities offered by Alabama's CTE programs, contact SkillsUSA
State Director, Myron Laurent, at (334) 353-4522 or visit www.skillsalabama.org.
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Career Opportunities
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Gadsden, AL
Fehrer
Electrical Maintenance Technician
Gadsden, AL
Fehrer
Shipping and Receiving Supervisor
Gadsden, AL
Fehrer
Production Manager
Birmingham, AL
KAMTEK
Production Operators
Cullman, AL
Royal Technologies
Maintenance Technicians
Alabaster, AL
Supreme Cores Alabama, Inc
Production Candidates
Maintenance Candidates
Production Supervisor
Eufaula, AL
MC Dixon Lumber, Inc
Industrial Maintenance
Eufaula, AL
MC Dixon Lumber, Inc
Production Operators
Bessemer, AL
Liberty Coating Alabama
General Labor/Operator
Maintenance/Millwright
Cherokee, AL
National Alabama Corporation
Robotics Programmer
Welding Technician
Mechanical Engineer
Mobile, AL
Maritime-AIDT Welding Night Class
Welding Night Class
Irvington, AL
Maritime- AIDT Welding Day Class
Welding Class
Mobile, AL
Maritime- AIDT Welding Day Class
Welding Day Class
Cullman, AL
Royal Technologies
Mold Tech
Cullman, AL
Royal Technologies
Foam Tech
Mobile, AL
AUSTAL
Welders and Fitters
Chapman, AL
Coastal Forest Products, LLC
Industrial Maintenance and Production Operators
Pell City, AL
WKW Erbsloeh North America Inc.
Program Manager
Birmingham, AL
Steward Machining Company Inc.
AWS Certified Welders
Troy, AL
CGI
Collection Representatives
Calvert, AL
ThyssenKrupp Steel and Stainless USA LLC
Operators
Calvert, AL
ThyssenKrupp Stell and Stainless USA LLC
Maintenance
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Watch On The Job Sundays at 12:30 p.m. on Alabama Public Television, and on WSFA 12.2 on Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m.
You can find it on these cable systems:
Charter channel 136 (Montgomery, Prattville, and Selma)
Knology channel 121 (Montgomery and Prattville)
Brighthouse channel 213 (Elmore county and Greenville)
Brighthouse channel 228 (Eufaula)
Brighthouse channel 217 (Slocomb, Hartford, Geneva, Samson, and Eunola)
Time Warner channel 171 (Enterprise)
Coming to you in April 2010 from, On The Job
Host of On The Job, Bobby Jon Drinkard, stands in front of the "DeLorian Time Machine" which was used on the set of the film Back to the Future at the University of North Alabama's George Lindsey Film Festival.
In this episode, On The Job is going Back to the Future at the University of North Alabama's George Lindsey Film Festival. Watch as UNA film and digital media students display the skills and techniques used in the latest film making trends. Also, listen to some of the cast and crew from the original Back to the Future film series discuss the impact the film has had on their lives.
On The Job videographers Sonya Telfair(standing left) and Clyde Hancock(right) film as a student repairs a vehicle accessory as part of the collision repair program at the Madison County Career Technology Center in Huntsville.
Join On The Job as it brings the future of collision repair and machine technology to your living room with the students of the Madison County Career Technology Center in Huntsville. Students demonstrate the latest skills and technology it takes to work in the collision repair industry. While, machine technology students showcase some of the projects they plan for competition at the state Skills USA contest.
Machinist Scott Cloud (left) of Science Engineering Systems in Huntsville demonstrates to On The Job, the proper technique in using a CNC lathe for On The Job.
Watch as On The Job goes behind the scenes with one of the leading aircraft accessory and manufacturing companies in the nation- Science Engineering Systems in Huntsville. On this episode employees will demonstrate the skills and training it takes to work as an electrician, machinist, and engineer with one of the premier aircraft companies in Alabama.
An aerial view of an industrial label printer at Diversified Label Images in Birmingham.
Explore career opportunities in the printing industry with On The Job at Diversified Label Images in Birmingham. Since 1983, Diversified Label Images has been printing effective marketing products in a wide range of industries. In this episode, find out about some of the careers at DLI which have helped maintain their quality and commitment to developing innovative
point-of-sale and state-of-the-art packaging solutions.
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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:
Needed during tough economies.
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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.
Current Training available:
MONTGOMERY, AL
AIDT
Training Center
Date
April 6-7, 2010
MOBILE, AL
AIDT
Training
Center
Date
April 20-21, 2010
Space is limited, pre-registration is required. Contact Connie Sator at 334-280-4453 or register online by clicking here.
Additional 2010 Training Dates
May 4-5
August 24-25
November 16-17
For more information, click here or
call 334-280-4453.
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AIDT Services
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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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