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Opportunities, challenges in building the workforce pipeline
A Dec. 9 Senate Subcommittee on Education & the American Family hearing on advancing workforce development featured the positive work being done to close skills gaps and get people into living-wage jobs. But there also was talk about the need for more investments in career and technical education (CTE) and concern was voiced about the transfer of oversight of career and technical...
Read NowIvey, education leaders praise federal move to merge education, workforce programs
Federal education and workforce officials say they’re seeing early progress in their effort to merge major federal programs, and Alabama leaders say the move fits with work the state already has underway. The partnership between the U.S. departments of education and labor is aiming to give states a simpler way to manage career and workforce programs. The agencies have started...
Read NowOver 50 Municipal Officials Graduate from the Alabama League of Municipalities’ Training Program
MONTGOMERY, AL – The Alabama League of Municipalities hosted its annual graduation and awards ceremonies on October 30, 2025, at the Montgomery Renaissance Hotel. Over 50 municipal officials graduated and received awards from participating in the Certified Municipal Official (CMO) program. In accordance with the Alabama Municipal Official Training Act, which took effect on January 1, 2025, all mayors and councilmembers are required to...
Read NowFCEF & ACCS Launch Statewide “Skills for Success: Flooring Installation Technician” Course
— Calling Alabama Dealers to Partner The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) is pleased to announce the statewide rollout of the Skills for Success: Flooring Installation Technician course in partnership with the Alabama Community College System (ACCS). This collaboration brings high-quality flooring installation training to all 24 community and technical colleges across Alabama. Developed through the ACCS Innovation Center as part of the Skills for Success initiative, this course...
Read NowFCEF Partners with ACCS to Train Flooring Installers
Dalton—The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) announced the statewide rollout of the Skills for Success: Flooring Installation Technician course in partnership with the Alabama Community College System (ACCS). The collaboration brings high-quality flooring installation training to all 24 community and technical colleges across Alabama. “This course is a true example of what’s possible when industry and education come together to address...
Read NowLooking for a career change? How One Alabama Man Landed a Well-Paying Job in Tech
Like a lot of Alabamians, Ryan Ales spent years working hard in the service industry. But after nearly two decades of waiting tables and tending bar, he was ready for a career change. That’s when a friend told him about a new kind of workforce training program through the ACCS Innovation Center, a division of the Alabama Community College System. Read...
Read NowThe Drive to Find CDL Drivers in Alabama
Demand for truck drivers remains strong even as the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) provides free Skills for Success training programs for would-be drivers to obtain their commercial driver license (CDL). The rapid-training workforce development program kicked off in early 2022, thanks to a special appropriation from the Alabama State Legislature. The community college system’s efforts to partner with the trucking industry...
Read NowWallace Community College Offering Free Workforce Training
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) — Industries like construction, mental health, and fiber optics are all high-demand fields that require a larger workforce. Wallace Community College Dothan (WCCD) has quite the itinerary this summer as instructors provide the community with free training courses through Skills for Success to contribute those and other workforces. “We have had phenomenal support from our elected officials...
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