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.