Career pathways don’t always take you to exactly where you expected or planned -- and that’s just fine! Just take it from this mother of a welder that is making $47 per hour at the age of 19. @ALWorksSystem @amerigrad #AmGrad #AmGradAL #ILoveAPT #welding #Apprenticeship
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Meet Jakoby Taliferro, the future of #welding! He began his career in welding during his senior year of high school through a summer internship and pre-apprenticeship at @AustalUSA. @ALWorksSystem @SAWDC @aidtedu @al_labor #AmGradAL
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18 Nov 2019
Today, in partnership with @aptvEducation, we are producing a "docuclip" that showcases how great things happen when industry and education partner together.
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APT is grateful for our partnership with AOA! Thanks @LaneyWorks @Success4Life_ and @mantsworks for the opportunity to be a part of your summit and support your valuable work! We will be sharing videos from the event in the next few weeks. #amgrad #amgradAL
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Tomorrow is the day! To learn all about apprenticeships, join us as we live stream a special panel discussion from the AOA Summit on Nov. 14, from 11:30-12:30 PM CST. #amgrad #amgradAL Register for the panel at aptv.org/pathways.
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High school students can participate in apprenticeships! Hear the story of youth apprentice, Mitchell, from Big River Electric, as we stream live from the AOA Summit Nov. 14, from 11:30 AM-12:30 PM CST. #amgrad #amgradAL Register at aptv.org/pathways
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What are the benefits of apprenticeships? To find out, join us as we live stream a special panel discussion from the AOA Summit on Nov. 14, from 11:30-12:30 PM CST. #amgrad #amgradAL Register for the 1-hour panel at aptv.org/pathways. @LaneyWorks @Succesful4Life @MantsWorks
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We enjoyed being at Dixie Electric today and learning about their apprenticeship program! Hear their story at the AOA Apprenticeship Summit Nov.14. #amgrad #amgradAL @LaneyWorks @MantsWorks @Succesful4Life
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Educator Workforce Academy @Central6ALWorks touring AWTC this morning. Lots of awesome work happening here to prepare our workforce for careers in construction!! #amgrad #amgradAL
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We enjoyed being on the job site today with Big River Electric and learning about their apprenticeship program!Hear their story at the AOA Apprenticeship Summit Nov.14. #amgrad #amgradAL @LaneyWorks @MantsWorks @Succesful4Life
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Check out this story about “Mom maturity” and how this mom is glad she took a step back! #cte #cteWorks #welding #mom #influencer #AmGrad #AmGradAL #AmGradCincy Thanks to our friends @CETconnect for sharing this story!
Meet Jake Downard, a US Marines veteran who launched his career in #InformationTechnology through a free three-month coding bootcamp @innovate_bham. Learn more at aptv.org/AmGrad #AmGrad #AmGradAL #IT #coding #alabamaworks @ALWorksSystem @Central6ALWorks @USMC
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Meet Jakoby Taliferro, the future of #welding! He began his career in welding during his senior year of high school through a summer internship and pre-apprenticeship at @AustalUSA. #AmGrad #AmGradAL @ALWorksSystem @aidt_edu @al_labor @CTEWorks @SAWDC
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@HSVk12 and @AuburnU have partnered to bring industrial 3D printing to @MaeJemisonHS in Huntsville, which will give students skill sets that will help them pursue future careers in the aerospace and automotive industries in Alabama. #AmGrad #AmGradAL
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Alabama added over 7,700 jobs in the hospitality industry this past year, and set record state employment numbers for this sector in July! To get a glimpse into the hospitality industry, check out this great video from @sealaworks. #AmGrad #AmGradAL bit.ly/2z42CF4
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What is #CTE anyway? Career and technical education (commonly known as career-tech ed or CTE) describes classes that are designed to prepare students for the workforce. Modern day CTE is different from previous generations' vocational ed. #AmGrad #AmGradAL
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Meet machinist Percy Haley! Machinists use computers & tools to make precise parts from metal and other materials for things that people use on a daily basis! Machinists are in the top five fastest growing occupations in Alabama.
#AmGrad #AmGradAL #AlabamaWorks #CTE #CTEWorks
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Excited to be working on our next Am Grad video learning about the welders in training at @Austal_USA. Thank you @hiphopstaterep so much for having us last week!! #austalUSA #amgrad #amgradal
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Check out this coding class for girls grades 7-9! Science, technology, engineering, & mathematics (STEM) fields are growing rapidly. These classes help teach critical thinking, science literacy, innovation, and prepares kids for the future! #AmGrad #AmGradAL #STEMeducation
15 Jul 2019
Enterprise State is excited to host Any Girl Can Code on our Campus this week. This computer coding summer camp is for girls grades 7 - 9, and exposes them to the world of coding, robotics, and computer science opportunities.
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Women currently hold less than 10% of jobs in the construction industry, but that is changing. Interestingly enough, this industry also has a smaller gender wage gap compared to the nat'l average, according to @BLS_gov- 95.7% vs 81.1%
#AmGrad #AmGradAL #womeninconstruction #nawic
1 Jul 2019
Some folks might've told you that the construction industry is only for men. Truth is, they're more and more wrong every day.
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