Southwest Alabama Workforce Development Council · Southwest Alabama Workforce Development Council...
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Southwest Alabama Workforce Development Council
SAWDC, a regional workforce development council covering eight counties in Southwest Alabama, was established in 2008 to provide a direct link to the workforce needs of business and industry at the local level. SAWDC is business-driven and business-led with over 75% of its forty-five voting members representing business and industry. Charged with developing a comprehensive, integrated workforce development system, SAWDC works to meet the needs of employers and establish a better quality of life for its citizens through the creation of a skilled, diverse, and adaptable workforce.
SAWDC has focused their attention on four industry clusters - aviation, maritime, industrial construction and manufacturing, and healthcare - which were chosen due to the high demand and high growth prospects for these industries. In partnership with such organizations as Alabama Industrial Development Training and the Central Gulf Industrial Alliance, SAWDC convenes, organizes key stakeholders, and maintains persistent attention to the needs of the two main customers: employers and workers. By engaging employers and other partners in identifying workforce needs, SAWDC aligns funding from various sources and brokers services that address the career advancement needs of employers and lower-skilled adults.
InDuStry CluSterS
Community Foundation of South Alabama • Mobile County • City of Mobile • Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce
HeAltHCAre AvIAtIon
mArItIme
InDuStrIAl ConStruCtIon
& mAnufACturIng
67EMployErS
with
77,500EMployEES
JobSeekerS total young Adults % young (18-24) AdultsNumber served: 1,139 504 44%Total enrolled in training: 743 313 42%Total job placements: 765 335 44%Industry credentials: 734 305 42%
InCumbent WorkerSNumber served: 181Total enrolled in training: 181Total received wage increase: 169
retentIonJobseeker 6-month: 86%Jobseeker 12-month: 71%Incumbent Worker 12-month: 93%Incumbent Worker 24-month: 93%
Carolyn AkersMobile Area Education
Foundation
Chris Comstockoutokumpu
Sam CovertAlabama power (retired)
bob HigginsHiggins & Associates
frank JelercicCentral Gulf
Industrial Alliance
John JohnsonCoastal Gateway Economic
Development Alliance
loka mistrettaCintas Corporation
Jennifer ogleAirbus
Steve PerryCommunity leader
Janice rehmUSA Children’s & Women’s
randy rogersEvonik Industries
lesleigh Smithperformance Contractors
george vannBASF
troy WaymanMobile Area
Chamber of Commerce
Cheryl WilliamsSpherion Staffing Services
SAWDC board of DirectorsSandra koblas, Chairman
Austal USA
lee lawson, vice ChairmanBaldwin County
Economic Development Alliance
bill Hafner, SecretaryVT Mobile Aerospace Engineering
ketrenia Crenshaw, treasurer
Boise paper
David Hannan, legal CounselMaynard Cooper & Gale pC