Alabama - Resources

General
Resource Materials and Providers
Labor Market Information

General

The Career Technical/Adult and Community Education Section of the Alabama Department of Education facilitates career/technical and adult and community education programming at the state and federal levels. The staff delivers state-of-the-art career/technical and academic education and a wide array of adult and community education services. 
    URL:  http://www.alsde.edu/html/sections/section_detail.asp?section=52&footer=sections

The Alabama Commission on Higher Education seeks to promote reasonable access to quality collegiate and university education for the citizens of Alabama.  It also administers various student aid programs.
     URL: http://www.ache.state.al.us/

Resource Materials and Providers

The Alabama Adult Literacy Resource Center maintains adult education learning materials such a software, audio-tapes, videotapes, literature, and research reports. Staff development activities and training for adult educators are offered through statewide teleconferences.
     URL: http://slincs.coe.utk.edu/alabama/

The GED (General Education Development) program is managed by the Career Technical/Adult and Community Education Section of the Alabama Department of Education.  Individuals may prepare for the GED tests through "GED on TV" by Alabama Public Television.
     URL:  http://www.alsde.edu/html/sections/section_detail.asp?section=52&footer=sections

Alabama Industrial Development Training (AIDT) provides a full range of customized technical training programs that are free to the employers and to the trainees.  Management and supervisory training programs, including Total Quality Management (TQM) and ISO 9000 are also available.  Mobile Training Units provide customized training at employer sites.
     URL: http://www.aidt.edu/index.html

Labor Market Information

The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) is a resource for news and information that matters to your business bottom-line.  The BCA has a special interest in Workforce Preparedness and Education, and is a statewide nonprofit business trade association.
     URL: http://www.bcatoday.org/workforceprepare.cfm

The Labor Market Information Division of the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations is a primary source for much of the available information about employment, unemployment, wages, and occupations in Alabama.  The Division also relates labor market news in Alabama.
     URL: http://209.192.62.235/default.HTM    

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Last updated: July 26, 2002.