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January 2023 | Issue 1 |
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Workforce News & Resources |
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A bi-weekly newsletter by the Shoals Chamber & the Shoals Works Council |
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EDUCATE |
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NW-SCC Workforce Training |
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Northwest-Shoals works with business and industry, and community partners to deliver rapid, industry-recognized non-credit training within some of the state?s most in-demand career fields including, but not limited to:Â
CLICK HERE for an extended Skills Training Menu  Contact Andrew Robbins, 256-331-5218, andrew.robbins@nwscc.edu at Northwest-Shoals Community College for more information on available training. |
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Get to Know Our Career Technical Educators |
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Hi! My name is Amy Dodson, and I am the Career Coach for Muscle Shoals City Schools.  I work with students across the district providing career awareness and advocating for career technical programs. I promote college and career readiness in several ways by assisting with resumes and interviews, job shadowing opportunities, college and industry tours, career assessments, and employability skills, to name a few. My goal is to assist with building our future workforce to continue to keep our community growing and thriving. |
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Amy Dodson Career Coach Muscle Shoals City Schools 256-389-2660 careercoachdodson.weebly.com/college.html  Click below to check out the Muscle Shoals Career Academy website for more information on the career tech programs offered. |
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Connect with Our CTEs |
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Colbert County Schools
Florence City Schools
Lauderdale County Schools
Muscle Shoals City Schools
Sheffield City Schools
Tuscumbia City Schools
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Employers -- Fortify Your Talent Pipeline! |
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YouScience is a science-based, skills assessment to determine students' natural abilities and guide them to educational pathways and local careers that match their God-given talents. When assessed, most students have technical skills they never knew they had! See "Case Studies" below for evidence-based research.  YouScience provides employers a platform for building and maintaining a sustainable talent pipeline that is critical for an organization's future performance. The YouScience program closes the gap that exists in many industries by nurturing the pipeline with ready-to-work candidates.  Add your company profile with the skills you recruit to the Employer Connections section below and the matching process will begin! |
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EQUIP |
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Free Wage Survey |
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Alabama Interactive Wage Survey Wage estimates are adjusted to reflect the most recent available quarter's Employment Cost Index (ECI) . Â Interactive Reports are searchable by Area, Sector, Occupation, Wage Level, etc. Â Printable Reports (PDF), Searchable by Area: |
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Employer Grants - AWSP |
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Alabama Workforce Stabilization Program (AWSP) grants are employer-friendly, can be used for existing & new employees, can be used for various training topics, there is no match required and no minimum or maximum number of participants.  Primary training areas include, but are not limited to: healthcare, construction, advanced manufacturing, IT / cyber security and transportation / logistics. Note: this includes both if a job within your business does these activities, as well as if this is your primary industry. |
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Leadership & Management Development |
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Development courses are modular 2-hour sessions that can be delivered on-site. The classes are interactive with activities and assessments that help supervisors and managers understand their strengths and possible areas of improvement and to help employees gain a sense of personal leadership. The interactive learning is key to understanding not only your own management skills but also those of your teammates and coworkers. Â Contact us at lmdteam@atn.org. Â *The AWSP grant opportunity above may apply for this training! |
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Shoals Workforce Resources Website |
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The Shoals Workforce Resources website is a one-stop website with links to a variety of helpful workforce resources for Businesses, Job Seekers, Educators, Students, Parents and Community Orgs.  Free Wage Survey, Free Job Posting, Job Search Help, Career Education, Skills & Interest Assessments, Training Opportunities, Workforce Incentives, Demographics, Networking, and so much more. |
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EQUIP |
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Shoals Works Council |
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The Shoals Works Council, convened by The Shoals Chamber, works to guide policy and curriculum to ensure skills held by the local workforce match the needs of employers.  Members include business leaders, educators, training providers and community organizations interested in workforce-related issues.  Those interested in participating in the council may email shoalsworks@shoalschamber.com. |
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The Case for Childcare |
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TOOTRiS is reinventing Child Care, making it convenient, affordable and on-demand. Â TOOTRiS? unique technology enables employers to provide fully managed Child Care Benefits, giving their workforce the flexibility and family support paramount to regaining employee productivity and increasing their ROI. Â As the world shifts to digitalized services, TOOTRiS helps parents and providers connect and transact in real-time, empowering working parents ? especially women ? to secure quality Child Care, while allowing providers to unlock their potential and fully monetize their program. |
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 Survey Says! |
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Chamber Job Board |
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Employers Remember to use your free Job Board benefit to post your job openings. Contact the Chamber if you need assistance. 256-764-4661, shoalsworks@shoalschamber.com  |
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Current Job Listings |
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College Career Centers |
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Connect with your workforce! |
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For more information, contact:    Alabama Career Center (Sheffield)    Sheffield@alcc.alabama.gov    (256) 383‑5610    500 South Montgomery Avenue Suite 102 Sheffield |
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