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Chairman proposes exploring county workforce 'ethics and skills' center at AgCenter
Summary
Chairman of the St. Clair County Commission proposed pursuing a county workforce 'ethics and skills' center at the Agricultural Center, modeled on a neighboring county's grant award, and suggested partnership with extension and local school systems.
The commission chair raised a proposal to pursue state funding to create a St. Clair County workforce "ethics and skills" center to be located at the county AgCenter and operated in partnership with the extension service and local education partners.
The chair referenced a published report that Lauderdale County had received $1.5 million from the state’s Growing Alabama program to construct and operate a workforce training facility. He said the county should seek similar funding to build a center that could provide work‑readiness and technical skills training, and that the county board of education and city boards of education would likely need to be partners if the project moved forward. The chair framed the idea as preliminary and asked staff to keep the concept on the table for future discussion and potential grant pursuit; no formal action or funding commitment was made at this meeting.
Commissioners responded to the proposal in discussion, noting workforce needs countywide and the possible role of the AgCenter and extension in hosting such a facility. The chair said he would bring further information as it becomes available.
