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.