Alabama Power helps students see beyond the classroom and into their own futures.
Every lesson becomes a building block leading to job opportunities and solid roles in the workplace.
In short, our kids learn where they're going and how to get there.
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Alabama Power's Judy Graham, manager in the Mobile
area, initiated the annual Worlds of Opportunity, a
hands-on career expo that hosts eighth-grade students
from 66 schools in eight southwest Alabama counties.
Worlds of Opportunity introduces the students to
communication, architecture and engineering,
public service and other careers. With the coming
of Airbus, Austal (maritime) and ThyssenKrupp
Steel USA to the area, Worlds of Opportunity also
showcases technical and vocational jobs, which
promise good pay without a four-year college degree.
Alabama Power's start-now-not-later message
encourages students to apply themselves, stay drug-free
and make good decisions — and the kids are listening.
Another example of Alabama Power's commitment
to preparing youths for the workplace is found in
Montgomery County. The Alabama Power Foundation,
recognizing that hands-on experience translates into
jobs, supports Montgomery's Technical Education
Center as well as the building science program at
Brewbaker Technology Magnet School (pictured). At
Brewbaker, students hone skills in carpentry, heating
and air conditioning and electrical and welding
techniques that help prepare them for employment
upon graduation.
