October 26, 2007

SKILLS @WORK

Are you prepared for your next job interview?
Do you need computer skills to get a job?
Have you heard of diversity and sexual harassment prevention, but you're not sure what they mean?

Without basic workplace skills, many people have a hard time getting a job. AIDT's Skills@Work class will teach you workplace topics like team skills and diversity, communication, how to have a good job interview, as well as introductions to computer topics like using Windows, email, word processing and spreadsheets.

The program includes:  

• Employability Skills – Work ethics, team skills, diversity, sexual harassment prevention
• Communication – Verbal, nonverbal, written
• Interview T.I.P.S. – Applications, interviews, follow-up letters
• Introduction to Computers – Using MS Windows, email, MS Word, MS Excel 

Skills@Work is an evening program, three hours per night, two nights per week, for six weeks. Classes are currently scheduled on Tuesdays and Thursdays, November 6 through December 18, 2007, from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the AIDT Montgomery Training Center, 15 Technology Court. Class will not be held on Thursday, Nov. 22. Call Sheila Helms at 334-242-2670 to register.

Skills@Work is open at no cost for job seekers ranging from high school age through adult. Pre-registration is required.

Successful Skills@Work participants will receive a certificate for class completion. Those who meet qualifications for jobs AIDT is helping to fill will get special consideration for pre-employment interviews.

A map to the AIDT Montgomery Training Center is available here.

Search for Alabama's Outstanding Manufacturers Begins

For the 9th consecutive year, the Business Council of Alabama and the Alabama Technology Network are searching for Alabama's best manufacturers. The prestigious Alabama Manufacturer of the Year Award is presented each spring in three categories based on employment size.  Winners are evaluated by independent judges in the areas of manufacturing practices, financial return, workforce practices, and market leadership.

Know of a deserving manufacturer in your community?  Consider nominating or self nominating your company. Application information can be found at www.atn.org/moty and www.bcatoday.org.  If you have questions about the award process, contact David Mixson at 334.844.3887 or dmixson@auburn.edu.

 

AIDT events

Leadership skills make a better place to work
Leadership Skills I training schedule:
November 13-14-15, 2007
February 5-6-7, 2008
May 13-14-15, 2008
August 19-20-21,2008
November 18-19-20, 2008

Leadership Skills II training schedule:
October 8-9, 2008

To register, contact AIDT by telephone at 334-280-4453 or by email.
Click here for information online.


Interview techniques lead to success
Interview T.I.P.S. in Huntsville on November 6 and 8, 2007
To register, call Pat Pirkle at 256-461-7550.
Click here to register online.
Registration deadline: November 2

Maritime training available in Mobile

AIDT is seeking applicants for a free 10-week welding training program featuring flux-core, aluminum MIG, shipfitting, oxy fuel cutting, plasma cutting and carbon arc gouging. Classes are conducted during day and evening hours.

Download your Maritime Welding and Shipfitting application online from www.aidt.edu/apply. Mail the completed application to your local Career Center.

Mobile area high school students may enroll in the next High School Maritime Apprenticeship class, also conducted by AIDT, available in January. Apprenticeship applications are available from high school counselors. Apprentice students receive $8 hourly wages while in training. Successful completors at least 18 years old get full-time maritime jobs.

Career opportunities available through AIDT

AIDT is currently assisting 22 employers to fill more than 3,100 jobs in Calhoun, Clarke, Colbert, Covington, Geneva, Houston, Jefferson, Lee, Macon, Madison, Mobile, St. Clair, Tallapoosa and Washington counties.

AIDT recruits potential employees through advertisements and announcements, collects training applications through the Alabama Career Centers and other locations, assesses the applicants through application screening and assists employers with applicants interviews.

Click each job link below for details about training opportunities, job qualifications and how to apply for training to qualify for these jobs.

To apply for training, contact your local Alabama Career Center office or other location identified in the advertisement. Detailed Career Center information, including addresses and telephone numbers, is available here.

Training applications are available online.
Click on each job link to access the AIDT training application information. Note instructions on the web page.

AIDT currently requires that you deliver your completed application to the Alabama Career Center or agency mentioned in the ad. The form available with each training recruitment ad will download an application and pre-fill it with the contact information you supply. Print the application, finish filling in your information, then deliver it according to the instructions in the ad.

Resources and job seeker information websites also available online include:
Alabama Department of Industrial Relations
Alabama CareerLinks


Also listed below:
–Professional positions with AIDT clients that do not require training. Click on the links for information about how to seek employment.
–Employment Opportunities with AIDT

Jobs with the Alabama College System are available here.

CALHOUN COUNTY

ANNISTON
Imperial Group: Welding Operator Trainee, Certified Welding Operator

OXFORD
Kronospan LLC: MDF Production Technician, Electrician, Multi-craft Maintenance Technician, Machine Cleaner, Boiler/Refiner Operator, Lift Truck Operator, Assistant MDF Technician

CLARKE COUNTY

THOMASVILLE
LP Products: Production Operators, Crane Operator, Forklift Operator, Utility Operator

COLBERT COUNTY

MUSCLE SHOALS
North American Lighting Inc.: Production Team Member, Production Line Maintenance Tech, Quality Auditor, Tool & Die Maker, Electrician/Maintenance Technician

COVINGTON COUNTY

ANDALUSIA
Shaw Industries: Manufacturing

GENEVA COUNTY

SLOCOMB
Platinum Advanced Technologies, Inc.: Industrial Fabricators, Plant Manager, Technical Assistant, General Fabricators, Clerical Support, Janitorial

HOUSTON COUNTY

DOTHAN
Pemco World Air Services: Aircraft Sheet Metal Workers

DOTHAN
Shwinco: Assemblers, Maintenance

JEFFERSON COUNTY

BESSEMER
U.S. Pipe & Foundry: Maintenance Technicians, Electrical Technicians
U.S. Pipe & Foundry: Casting Technicians, Processing Technicians

BIRMINGHAM
ThermaSystems Southeast: Production Associates, Plant Manager

McCALLA
Flex-N-Gate Alabama: Production Associate

LEE COUNTY

AUBURN
Seohan Auto USA: Production Operator, Supervisors, Team Leaders, Quality Control, Maintenance Personnel

MACON COUNTY

SHORTER
Halla Climate Systems of Alabama: Production Operators

MADISON COUNTY

HUNTSVILLE
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama, Inc.: Maintenance Team Members, Facilities Team Members

MOBILE COUNTY

MOBILE
Austal USA: Aluminum Welders/Fabricators

THEODORE
Mitsubishi Polysilicon: Chemical Operators

ST. CLAIR COUNTY

STEELE
Yachiyo Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC: Production Associates

TALLAPOOSA COUNTY

DADEVILLE
KwangSung America Corp.: Production Workers, Assemblers, Machine Operators, Maintenance Technicians

DADEVILLE
SJA, Inc.: Production Workers, Plastic Injection Technician, HR Manager, Accounting Manager

WASHINGTON COUNTY

McINTOSH
Destin Energy: Production Operators

Professional positions with our projects that do not require AIDT training:

MOBILE COUNTY

MOBILE
ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA LLC: Public Relations

ST. CLAIR COUNTY

PELL CITY
WKW Erbsloeh North America, Inc.: Quality Engineer, Chemical Engineer, Logistics Coordinator
WKW Erbsloeh North America, Inc.: Logistics Coordinator, Production Supervisor, Tool and Die Setter, Tool and Die Repair

Employment Opportunities with AIDT

No positions are currently available.

AIDT–Alabama's #1 Incentive

AIDT encourages economic development through job-specific pre-employment and on-the-job training, leadership development, industrial maintenance assessment, safety assistance and other services. AIDT is committed to meeting customer requirements and increasing customer satisfaction through continuous improvement of all our services, with emphasis on our pre-employment and on-the-job training and our quality management system.

AIDT assists a variety of employers throughout the state by identifying qualified potential employees through recruitment, screening and training services. We recruit potential employees through advertisements and announcements, collect training applications through Alabama Career Centers and other locations, assess applicants through application screening and assist employers with applicant interviews. Applicants who successfully complete AIDT job-specific training are recommended for employment with the company for whom our pre-employment service is provided.

 

For information, contact AIDT