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The Alabama Community College System

Workforce Development Amy Brabham

Regional Workforce Development Council Presentations

ACCS: Alabama’s economic engine

• Almost $1 billion budget

• 10,500 employees• 800-plus buildings

– 11.6 million square feet under roof

– $2 billion investment in education & training facilities … so far

Core Mission:•Workforce Development•Adult Education•Academic Transfer

Alabama Community College System

Taking workforce training to where it’s needed

• 27 colleges– Community colleges– Technical colleges– Upper-level college– Military academy

• AIDT• ATN

• For existing business and industry– Training and technical

assistance– Focus on continuous

improvement– 15 centers throughout

AL in community colleges and 4-yr universities

• Last year:• 196 jobs were created

• 638 jobs were retained

• $59.8 million in increased and retained sales

• $35.7 million in cost savings

• $114.7 million in plant and workforce capital increases

• Since 2000, ATN has…Since 2000, ATN has…• Provided over $1 billion in economic

impacts

• Assisted over 1,900 companies

• Helped create/retain 8,890 jobs

• Alabama Southern Community College• Auburn University• Bevill State Community College• Central Alabama Community College• Gadsden State Community College • Jefferson Davis Community College

• Satellite Office in Mobile • Jefferson State Community College• Lawson State Community College • Northwest-Shoals Community College• Northeast Alabama Community College• The University of Alabama• University of Alabama in Huntsville• Wallace Community College-Dothan• Wallace Community College-Selma• Wallace State Community College-Hanceville

ATN Center LocationsATN Center Locations

ATN Communities of PracticeATN Communities of Practice• Environmental Safety & Health

• Industrial Maintenance

• Information Technology

• Lean Manufacturing

• Quality Systems

ATN Services ProvidedATN Services Provided• Business Services/Strategic

Management • Engineering & Technical Services• Environmental Safety & Health• Human Resources & Organizational

Development• Industrial Maintenance• Information Technology• Lean Manufacturing• Manufacturing Systems• Quality Systems

• For new and expanding employers– Recruits, assesses, and

trains– Tailored to each client’s

specific needs– Consistently ranked tops

in the U.S.– 1st in the world to earn

ISO certification

• 19,771 workers trained last year

• 136 projects

Applicant recruitment

Trainee selection Application

reviews/Applicant interviews

Pre-employment training

Skills/Capabilities/Learning ability demonstrated

Company teamwork, job tasks simulated

On-the-Job training

Applicant recruitment

Trainee selection Application

reviews/Applicant interviews

Pre-employment training

Skills/Capabilities/Learning ability demonstrated

Company teamwork, job tasks simulated

On-the-Job training

Other Services

•Media Services and Program Development•Leadership Development•Maintenance Assessments•Safety Assistance•AIDT Extra

Trainee RecruitmentTrainee Recruitment

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Large ProjectsLarge Projects

WHO WILL TRAIN THEM?

Jobs, jobs everywhere: Alabama’s great fortune! But …

300,000 students/year

• Career-tech training & short-term certifications

• Dual enrollment

300,000 students/year

• Career readiness• Adult education/GED

prep

300,000 students/year

• Preparing for high-skill, high-wage, high-demand jobs

ALABAMA’S FUTURE IS BRIGHT

We must prepare today to be ready for tomorrow!

We need every available worker

Skilled. Job-ready. And soon!

Under-educated

• Half of working-age Alabamians age 25-54 have only a high school diploma or less.

• Only one-third of Alabamians age 25-54 have an associate’s degree or higher.

• Thirty percent of our working population does not have a high school diploma or GED.

– Bridging the Gap -- Alabama ARISE report

Workforce Development – Locally driven

• Efficient, effective and responsive

• Business and industry drive the decision-making

• 10 regional councils affecting programs and services and local areas.

• State Workforce Planning Council (SWPC)

State Workforce Planning Council

Proposal Review Committee

Region 1LauderdaleColbertFranklinMarionWinston

Region 2LimestoneMadisonJacksonLawrenceMorganCullmanMarshallDeKalb

Region 3LamarFayettePickensTuscaloosaBibbHaleGreene

Region 4WalkerJeffersonBlountSt. ClairShelbyChilton

Region 5EtowahCherokeeCalhoun TalladegaCoosaTallapoosaClayCleburneRandolph

Region 6SumterMarengoWilcoxDallasPerry

Region 7AutaugaElmoreMontgomeryLowndesButlerCrenshaw

Region 8ChambersLeeMaconBullockRussell

Region 9ChoctawClarkeMonroeConecuhEscambiaBaldwinMobileWashington

Region 10CovingtonGenevaCoffeeHoustonHenry DaleBarbourPike

Alabama Community College System

Alabama Development Office

Department of Industrial Relations

Department of Human Resources

Department of Education

Alabama Dept. of Economic & Community Affairs

Department of Rehabilitation Services

Department of Senior Services

Alabama Industrial Development Training

At –Large Members (2)Business and Industry

At –Large Members (1)Two-Year College System

Governor’s Office of Workforce Development

Regional Councils

State Board of Education – (Funding Source)

Looking ahead to 2014

• Nearly 300,000 more Alabama workers than in 2004• Almost 82,000 annual job openings• Greatest need in:

– Nursing and other health fields– Culinary arts/food service– Sales– Office/administrative– Manufacturing production

• More than 65% of these new jobs require postsecondary vocational training or 2-year degrees

(Sources: Dept. of Industrial Relations & Office of Workforce Development)

Where do we need to go?

• New focus on higher technologies– Engineering & pre-engineering– Healthcare and bio-tech– “New” manufacturing

• But we can’t lose sight of needs in– Construction– Automotive/diesel/other engine repair– Growing services sector

Where do we need to go?

Provide adequate education for everyone• Provide skills training for future employment• High school diploma/GED at a minimum• Associate’s Degree: 25% increase• Bachelor’s Degree: 20% increase

The Alabama Community College System: Investing in Workforce Development

Amy BrabhamAssociate Director, Business and Education Services

334-353-2999amy.brabham@dpe.eduwww.owd.alabama.gov