The Educator Workforce Academy is a year-long training program for educators in West Alabama, exposing them to workforce development and our region’s industries. Established in 2017 by West Alabama Works, the Academy is designed to eliminate the disconnection between industry and education, giving our region’s students the best chance possible for success.
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The Educator Workforce Academy directly affects our students’ curriculum, helping them become college and career ready.
The Academy allows us to get experience in business and industry so we’re more in-tune with what our students need when they graduate.
West Alabama has many competitive industry careers, but before the Educator Workforce Academy, most of our region’s educators hadn’t toured a plant. The Educator Workforce Academy helps connect our educators to jobs for our region’s students. Some of these jobs require four-year degrees, while many require a two-year degree or on-the-job training. Regardless, we’re eliminating the disconnect between industry and education.
Educator Workforce Academy helps teachers make students more hireable, WBRC Fox 6
Alabama educators tour Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance, CBS 42
Educator Workforce Academy tours Nucor Steel in Tuscaloosa, WBRC Fox 6
Educator Workforce Academy helps teachers prepare students for auto jobs, WBRC Fox 6
West Alabama Educators participate in workforce series, WVUA 23