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NACC Presents Career Fair for Community
Several hundred area residents recently attended a Career Fair
held at Northeast Alabama Community College. This
first-of-its-kind event was held to provide information on
careers and job training programs that may be pursued at the
college. NACC officials also discussed financial aid, career
readiness certificates, the college’s Student Success Center,
and the NACC’s ready-to-work program. Personnel with area Career
Centers and the Center for Educational Excellence also provided
information. “This is great,” observed Priscilla Chambliss, an
attendee from Fort Payne. “If you don’t know what to go into,
this really helps you figure it out.”
At the Career Fair, particular emphasis was placed on providing
information to area workers who may have been displaced due to
plant closings or layoffs. Many plants in the area, NACC
officials noted, are providing assistance to displaced workers
to help them get retraining for other jobs. A large number of
these workers have enrolled in NACC’s adult education program as
a first step toward retraining and a new job.
“In addition to changes resulting in the downturn in the
economy, the workplace also is changing,” stated Dr. David
Campbell, NACC President. “New types of jobs are emerging and
new skills are required for these jobs. We want to help people
prepare for these changes and benefit from them.” Campbell
commended Northeast personnel for their dedication and work in
conducting the Career Fair. Approximately twenty-five NACC staff
members gave presentations at the Career Fair while others
provided information and answered questions at booths that were
set up in the Workforce Development Building.
Northeast personnel provided attendees with information on
careers in a wide range of programs, including cosmetology,
welding technology, child development, pharmacy technician,
registered nursing, licensed practical nursing, nursing
assistant, medical assisting, machine tool technology, emergency
medical services/paramedic, industrial electronics, dental aide,
industrial maintenance, law enforcement, business, computer
information systems, office administration, industrial
electronics, drafting and design technology, home health/hospice
care, and other careers that may be pursued through the
college’s academic transfer program that leads to four-year
degrees in almost any field. For more information about
Northeast and the college’s programs, go to the
Admissions page
or telephone ext. 222.
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Above, (L-R) NACC Dean of Students Tonie Niblett
greets Career Fair participants Mika
Marshall of Sylvania, Jan Allen of Mt Vernon, and Wayne
Leonard of Fort Payne.
Left, among the many presenters at the NACC Career Fair were
(standing) Linda McCain of the Career Centers Systems
and Nancy Griggs, NACC Administrative Assistant for
Workforce Development; and (seated) Marsha Amos of the
Career Centers Systems.
Below,
NACC Administrative Assistant Julie Cohen addresses
participants on the subject of skills training. |
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