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Delivering rapid, industry-recognized training programs for Alabamians to develop skills for well-paying jobs & enhance Alabama's workforce.

10/29/2026

Alabama's bioeconomy is growing, and the ACCS Innovation Center (IC) is helping shape the workforce behind it. 🧬

As a proud sponsor of the 2026 BIO Alabama Annual Conference, the IC and Alabama Community College System (ACCS) leaders heard directly from employers and industry leaders about the talent needs taking shape across the state.

On the panel "Building the Biotech Talent Pipeline," Chief Economic Development Officer Melody Whitten shared how ACCS and the IC are preparing Alabamians for biotech careers, from the Skills for Success Biotechnician course to degree pathways that continue through Alabama's community colleges and universities.

Thank you to fellow panelists Dr. Karim Budhwani of CerFlux, Dr. Kathy Nugent of UAB, and Michelle Scott of Gulf Sterilization, and to moderator Ricky Brito of Southern Research. 🤝

Alabama's biotechnician workforce starts here, and Jefferson State Community College is taking the first step with the first course signup. Explore more: tinyurl.com/4fkphwup

10/27/2026

Workforce decisions start at the local level, and last week, the ACCS Innovation Center was in the room where they’re made.

As a proud sponsor of the Alabama League of Municipalities’ Municipal Leadership Institute in Mobile, our team connected with mayors, council members, and municipal leaders from across the state. Beyond sharing how Skills for Success training supports local workforce needs, we highlighted the Innovation Center’s role in developing required training curriculum for municipal leaders across Alabama.

To every leader shaping the future of an Alabama community: we’re your partner in building the talent to get there. 🤝

Congratulations to this year’s graduates! 👏

We are building Alabama’s workforce at every level. Learn more at innovation.accs.edu/training-courses/state-partnerships/

10/25/2026

Meet Sandie Dutton, Registrar Manager for the ACCS Innovation Center!

Sandie keeps Skills for Success registration running smoothly for students and colleges across Alabama. If something unusual has come up with registrations, courses, or student records, she’s probably seen it and solved it. 📋

Outside of work, her happy place is any Gulf beach with her children and grandchildren. She’s also a dedicated lover of audiobooks and harmless pranks.

Join us in celebrating Sandie’s hard work for the ACCS Innovation Center! 🎉

10/24/2026

Drone work is growing across a number of industries, and Alabama needs qualified operators to fly them. 🚁

👉That operator could be you.

The new Skills for Success Drone Operator course from the ACCS Innovation Center is now open for enrollment, and no prior experience is required.

Through online instruction and hands-on lab training, participants learn flight principles, airspace regulations, pre-flight checks, navigation, and emergency procedures, building the skills for safe, efficient operation.

Participants who complete the course earn an ACCS credential and are prepared for the separate FAA Part 107 exam, the certification required to fly drones commercially.

Learn more at innovation.accs.edu/courses/drone-operator

10/21/2026

Another quarter on the road for Alabama's workforce. 📍

From the Alabama Association for Public Continuing and Adult Education - ALAPCAE Annual Conference and the Civil Construction Workforce Conference to Girls Can Camp, Salute to Skilled Trade Night, and the 2026 Fall Institute, the ACCS Innovation Center team connected Skills for Success training and career exploration simulations with the people and partners who need it.

The work doesn't stop here! Come be part of it all by visiting the link in our bio.

10/20/2026

The ACCS Innovation Center was glad to be on site for this wonderful day of career exploration!

Many thanks to WAFF 48 News for spotlighting Jackson County's 9th Grade CEO Expo with Kevin Dukes Career & Innovation Academy and amazing partners from Jackson County Schools, Scottsboro City Schools, IMPACT Learning Center and Northeast Alabama Community College.

Freshmen from across Jackson County explored career and technical education opportunities, and many stepped into the IC's career exploration simulators to give several in-demand careers a try, too.

Check out the WAFF story on their page, and learn more about Skills for Success courses at the link in our bio.

10/19/2026

Alabama’s manufacturing industry runs on skilled workers, and the ACCS Innovation Center (IC) is proud to help build that foundation. 🛠️

Through partnerships with manufacturers across the state, the IC works directly with Alabama employers to build Skills for Success courses around the jobs they need filled. That training is then delivered Alabama’s community colleges.

Participants finish with industry-recognized credentials and are ready for day one on the job - and with more courses in development to meet growing demand, the workforce is only getting stronger.

This National Manufacturing Month, we are celebrating the people who keep Alabama manufacturing running, and the ones on their way to joining them.

Explore Skills for Success training at TrainForAlabama.com.

10/17/2026

Chambers of commerce are crucial connectors in Alabama’s workforce system.

At the Alabama Chambers Professional Development Conference, the ACCS Innovation Center team talked with leaders from across the state about what we do and how we can bring Skills for Success training to chamber members in their own communities.

10/15/2026

The road you drove in on and the building you’re sitting in didn’t build themselves. Trained talent made it happen.

October is Careers in Construction Month, a chance to look at the trades needed to build them, and all the careers being built along the way. 🛠️

Skills for Success construction courses through the ACCS Innovation Center are a first step into those careers, from Excavator Operator to Electrical Helper. And the courses are designed around the needs of employers, positioning learners for in-demand roles and giving employers new hires who are ready to work on day one.

10/13/2026

Every fresh start deserves a path forward. 🤝

The ACCS Innovation Center was proud to sponsor the 2026 Alabama Alliance for Recovery Residences (AARR) Conference recently in Spanish Fort, AL.

From Friday's welcome at Longleaf Recovery to a full day of sessions at the Spanish Fort Community Center, recovery residence professionals and organizations from across Alabama gathered to share resources, compare best practices, and strengthen recovery services statewide.

Hearing how Skills for Success training is creating real opportunities for individuals in recovery reaffirmed why this is life-changing work and why the partners who help us carry it forward are so important to our mission.✨

Innovation. Integrity. Impact. New seasons find their start at SkillsForAlabama.com

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