Lawson State Community College - The Office of Workforce Development

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?? Exciting Opportunity Alert! ?? Join us at the?2025 Annual Career & Community Resource Fair?hosted by Lawson State Community College! ?? ???When:?Wednesday, March 12, 2025 | 9 AM - 12 PM ???Where:?Bessemer Civic Center, 1130 Ninth Ave., SW, Bessemer, AL 35022 This is your chance to connect with over?50 companies and organizations?offering incredible career opportunities and resources. Whether you're looking to jumpstart your career, explore new paths, or gain valuable insights, this event is for you! Don’t forget to stop by the?Office of Workforce Development?table to learn about our exciting short-term programs designed to help you gain the skills you need to succeed in today’s job market. ?? ???Scan the QR code to register?or visit?Lawsonstate.edu?for more information. We can’t wait to see you there! Let’s build a brighter future together. ??? #CareerFair #WorkforceDevelopment #LawsonStateCC #CareerGrowth #CommunityResources #ShortTermPrograms #BessemerAL

Grab your dose of #MondayMotivation! Give it your all today and just see how great of tomorrow you have! #MotivationalMonday #workforcedevelopment #yourfutureisbright #mylawson

Workforce Development Outreach Specialist, Tanisha Rankins, read to the students of Westhills Elementary School on Tuesday for Read Across America Week! Reading is fundamental. So, it's always exciting when our team gets an opportunity to share the joy of reading with our youth. #readacrossamerica #readacrossamericaweek #WorkforceDevelopment

The Office of Workforce Development team continued to read to students of Bessemer & Birmingham schools this week for Read Across America week. Lawson State Community College (LSCC) Dean of Workforce Development and Career Technical Education, Grant Cockrell, along with Workforce Development Specialists, Joshua Caton and Tanisha Rankins read to Pre-K - 5th grade students on Wednesday & Thursday at Jonesboro Elementary School. The visits were coordinated by Dr. Tieshia M. Gibson-Collins, ED.D, Reading Coach - Jonesboro Elementary School #readacrossamericaweek #readacrossamerica #WorkforceDevelopment

The students in our Lineworker training program continue to build their physical fitness, strength, endurance and visual acuity this week, as they get closer to completion. In partnership with Alabama Power Company, the Lawson State Line Worker Program is a Fast-Track program consisting of 10 weeks of full-time training. The graduating students earned their OSHA 10 cards, CPR certification, CDL license, Fiber Optics Certificate, and 300+ hours of hands-on Line Worker Training. This program offers students an opportunity to begin an exciting career with great pay. For more information about our Line Worker program, contact Joshua Caton at (205) 266-7202 or email [email protected] . #WorkforceDevelopment #lineworkertraining #AlabamaPower #SouthernCompany

Lawson State Community College - Office of Workforce Development (LSCC-OWD) kicked off Read Across America week with a visit to Brighton School this morning, reading to Pre-K4 through 2nd grade students. The students received a custom bookmark to remember the importance of reading and be reminded that it's always a great day to read a book! Read Across America Day is celebrated annually and is also known as Dr. Seuss Day. LSCC-OWD will be reading across Jefferson County and Birmingham City Schools all week to promote the importance of reading. If you'd like to schedule a day/time for LSCC-OWD to come to read to your students, contact Tanisha Rankins at (205) 929-3501 or email [email protected]. #readacrossamerica #workforcedevelopment #ReadAcrossAmericaDay #readacrossamericaweek #mylawson

There's still time to take care of some business. Take your weekly dose of #MondayMotivation and finish some items on your daily list to move the needle forward and make Monday meaningful! #MotivationalMonday #workforcedevelopment #LetsGetToIt #youcandoit

Get your new weekly dose of #mondaymotivation! Never stop learning. The knowledge you learn is forever yours. #WorkforceDevelopment #WordsOfWisdom #MotivationalMonday #inspiration Like Comment Send Share

It's a great day to be in our line worker training! Students learn safety techniques to climbing poles in the utility industry for repairing and/or replacing distribution lines. In partnership with Alabama Power, the Lawson State Line Worker Program is a Fast-Track program consisting of 10 weeks of full-time training. The graduating students earned their OSHA 10 cards, CPR certification, CDL license, Fiber Optics Certificate, and 300+ hours of hands-on Line Worker Training. This program offers students an opportunity to begin an exciting career with great pay. For more information about our Line Worker program, contact Joshua Caton at (205) 266-7202 or email [email protected] . #WorkforceDevelopment #lineworkertraining #AlabamaPower #SouthernCompany