Labor Institute for Training

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The Alabama AFL-CIO Labor Institute for Training (LIFT) is a non-profit organization that identifies needs of the Alabama workforce and develops programs and projects to meet those needs. LIFT serves as the workforce development arm of the Alabama AFL-CIO.

Rapid Response

An identified need continues to be services for dislocated workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own due to plant closures and mass layoffs. Many times these workers are unfamiliar with systems and programs available to help them during their crisis. For additional information, click the Rapid Response tab.

Construction Registered Apprenticeship Model

Construction Registered Apprenticeship programs in Alabama are a critical component of meeting Alabama’s need for skilled workers. With the combination of on-the-job training, related instruction, and mentoring, the apprenticeship model is a powerful tool for addressing the skill shortages that many Alabama industries face. It also provides the grounded expertise and knowledge individuals need to do their jobs well and advance in their careers.

Alabama Labor Archives and History

Alabama Labor Archives and History (ALAH), is a private not-for-profit corporation that began in 2002 when the Alabama AFL-CIO recognized the need for a labor archives and history museum that showed the progress of organized labor in Alabama. A Board of Directors and Executive Director govern ALAH.

ALAH will collect, document and preserve material pertaining to the heritage of the labor movement in Alabama.

Alabama State Partnership

The Alabama State Partnership is a non-profit, membership-based organization developed and supported by the efforts of Education, Labor and Management. The mission is to develop and preserve family-sustaining jobs in the State of Alabama. The Partnership will undertake to fulfill the mission by:

Development and support of training programs designed to upgrade skills of incumbent workers to meet the challenges of new businesses and technologies.

Recruitment and retention of qualified workers in the State of Alabama.

Development of a forum where meaningful discussion and resolution of future workforce and workplace issues can take place.

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