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Welcome to the Governor’s
Office of Workforce
Development. At no time in
Alabama’s history has workforce
development been more
important. Education and skills
are the keys to individual
prosperity and to a great
quality of life for our State.
The Office of Workforce
Development and the State
Workforce Planning Council are
proud to lead the way in
ensuring that our citizens and
businesses have workforce
services second-to-none.
Governor
Bob Riley recognized that
Alabama’s workforce development
efforts were fragmented and that
the state was not getting
maximum benefit from its
workforce development
resources. He also realized
that there was little
coordination among the many
agencies providing workforce
development services. To
address these issues, Governor
Riley created the State
Workforce Planning Council,
whose members are state agency
heads and representatives of
industry and education. The
State Planning Council is
charged with creating a
workforce development system
characterized by coordinated
planning, budgeting, and
resource allocations. Governor
Riley also created the Office of
Workforce Development, which,
under direction from the State
Planning Council, manages the
system so that resources and
strategies are aligned to meet
priority needs.
Workforce
development in Alabama is market
driven and industry led. Ten
regional workforce development
councils comprised of employers,
economic developers, and elected
officials, develop action plans
and drive resources to meet
local needs. Because regional
councils identify needs in their
communities and develop
strategies to meet those needs,
we are assured that resources
are used to address local
priorities.
I hope that
this website serves as a
resource for you as a job
seeker, employer, or someone
needing information about
workforce education and
training. Please contact my
office if we can be of service.
Contact information is available
by clicking on this
link.
Matthew Hughes
Director
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2008 Workforce
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