Marengo County is Building a Vibrant Workforce
Marengo County is part of the Alabama Region 3 Workforce Council, West Alabama Works, which brings industries and communities together to develop and implement a comprehensive workforce development strategy that focuses on meeting the workforce needs of the region.
Some of West Alabama Work’s current workforce initiatives include:
- ACT Work Ready Community Designations for the entire region
- Logistics Training Program
- Pathways Program
- Injection Molding Training Initiative
- Apprentice West Alabama
- Mercedes Hiring Initiative
- State WIOA alignment
- Hybrid Ready To Work Initiatives (industry specific)
- Initiative 2020 – 1.5 million dollar POWER grant
- Rural outreach training – West Alabama Works Mobile Workforce Unit
- Career Connect – Workforce Support System
- ACCE Workforce and Education Fellowship (Lumina Foundation)
- National Fund for Workforce Solutions Site
- WOW – Worlds of Work
- Regional Career Fairs for high school juniors and seniors
- Regional Hiring Fairs for adults
- CNC/Machinist Task Force
- Temporary Staffing Agency Task Force
- High School Soft Skills Training
- Financial Literacy
- Adult Carpentry Program
- Sustainability Grant
- Simulated Workplace in local schools
- Career Technical Education Task Force (all CTE Directors in the region)
- Partnership with GoBuild’s Follow the Flag Campaign
- AlabamaPossible and Cash for College
- National Fund for Workforce Development At Risk Young Adult Program (Casey Foundation)
Marengo County is currently working to become a certified ACT Work Ready Community through West Alabama Works.
Learn more about Workforce Development efforts at West Alabama Works.