Site Selection ranks Alabama #1 in 2023 Regional Workforce Development Rankings
Site Selection, an economic development and corporate real estate publication, ranked Alabama as #1 for the South Central states in their annual workforce development rankings. This marks the second consecutive year that Alabama has claimed the #1 spot for the region, up from #6 in 2020. Such accolades not only reflect the state’s strategic efforts […]
Paid apprenticeships now available at all Alabama Community Colleges
A partnership between the Alabama Community College System and the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship now allows more students to gain paid, on-the-job experience while working toward a degree. All apprentices participating in state-registered programs will be paid while they are training on the job, will have the remainder of their tuition paid by their employer, […]
Business Facilities ranks AIDT in Top 3 Customized Workforce Training Programs
Business Facilities, an economic development-focused publication, ranked Alabama number three in the country in the Customized Workforce Training category. AIDT is the primary workforce training agency in the state and one of Alabama’s top incentives in the recruitment of business and industry. This ranking marks ten consecutive years AIDT has helped place Alabama in the […]
Workforce Development To Get The Job Done
Business Facilities Magazine in the May/June 2022 issue discusses the evolving approaches to attracting, retaining, and training employees. Here is an excerpt of their discussion of AIDT efforts: The last few years aside, AIDT has a long-standing reputation at the forefront of workforce development through its innovative approaches to common issues and leveraging its ability […]
Mazda Toyota Manufacturing announces the production launch of the Mazda CX-50
Mazda Toyota Manufacturing has announced the start of mass production of the all-new Mazda CX-50 sport utility at the joint venture assembly plant in Huntsville, Alabama. Click to see the full WAFF story and video: https://www.waff.com/video/2022/01/26/mazda-toyota-manufacturing-milestone-event-2/
Alabama continues to rank high in Business Facilities Annual State Rankings issue
Business Facilities, an economic development-focused publication, ranked Alabama number three in the country in the Customized Training category. AIDT is the primary workforce training agency in the state and one of Alabama’s top incentives in the recruitment of business and industry. This ranking marks nine consecutive years AIDT has helped place Alabama in the top […]
Milestone: AIDT Celebrates 50 Years of Workforce Impact
On Thursday, June 17, 2021, AIDT celebrated an incredible milestone. Fifty years of creating workforce in Alabama! Over those 50 years, AIDT has assisted 5,200 companies and nearly 1,000,000 job-seekers by connecting them through recruitment, training and assessment. AIDT staff, state leaders, stakeholders, company representatives and various other guests joined the organization for its official […]
AIDT Celebrates 50 Years of Workforce Development
AIDT, Alabama’s workforce development agency celebrated 50 years of connecting and training Alabama citizens with companies looking for a workforce at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery. The celebration featured Governor Kay Ivey as well as representatives from clients across Alabama. “In 1971 a group of educators and state leaders had a plan for improving workforce development […]
Alabama State Workforce Agency Receives Top Honor for National Workforce Program of the Year
AIDT recognized for its virtual reality job-training program that is preparing workers for advanced manufacturing roles in collaboration with Hyundai Power Transformers. AIDT, Alabama’s state workforce development agency, has announced the selection of its virtual reality training program as the 2021 Workforce Program of the Year award by the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals, […]
Lee Meadows Named Interim Executive Director of Newly Established Alabama STEM Council
Ed Castile, Deputy Secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce and Director of AIDT announced that Lee Meadows, PhD has been named interim executive director of the newly established Alabama Stem Council as the state moves to advance STEM education and continue the work of Alabama’s Roadmap to STEM Success. In this new role, Dr. […]
