Gadsden State Workforce Development

SPOC Energy visited our AMC on the East Broad Campus as part of our Cardinal Connect series and met with students about career opportunities. SPOC is a leading provider of innovative power solutions and electrical equipment for the energy industry that specializes in designing, manufacturing, and delivering reliable products and services that support critical energy infrastructure.

Thank you SPOC Energy for investing in our students!

⚙️ HAAS DEMO DAYS 2026 ⚙️

Today’s Haas Demo Day brought in students, manufacturers, industry partners, and other colleges to the Advanced Manufacturing Center’s doorstep for an exciting day of machining! Our partners at Haas set up live demonstrations of the latest manufacturing technology, automated solutions, and robotic systems and provided the opportunity for real conversations with the experts about staying competitive in today’s rapidly evolving manufacturing landscape. Take a peak at our exciting day!

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We would like to show our appreciation to New Flyer, our first employer to participate in our new initiative; Cardinal Connect! There were more than 50 students who were onsite who participated.

Cardinal Connect is an event to bridge education and workforce by linking the students directly to employers by giving them a face-to-face opportunity with hiring managers at companies who participate. Our goal is to build pipelines for employers to draw from for employment opportunities as well as creating valuable partnerships between employers and instructors for direct referrals. We expect this to be just the beginning of a wonderful partnership with our local industry partners!

Join us for a future event with our other industry partners!:
-Duckett and Gore Construction who will be onsite at the AMC on September 24th from 9am until 12pm
-SPOC Energy onsite AMC September 28th 9am until 12pm
-New Flyer onsite AMC October 7th 9am until 12pm
-Prestige Alarm onsite AMC October 15th 9am until 12pm
-247ITE onsite AMC October 21st 9am until 12pm presentation until 1:30pm
-New Flyer onsite AMC November 4th 9am until 12pm

White Plains grad turns machining skills into career Cade Miller turned a passion for machining into a national SkillsUSA championship and a job at General Dynamics while pursuing a precision machining degree. Also, Miller is a student at

Join us for our first “Cardinal Connect” at the AMC in Gadsden! This student-centered event will bring employers to our students’ doorstep giving them the opportunity to create connections and have face-to-face interactions with employers in their field. The “Cardinal Connect” events will happen regularly throughout the semester, bringing in a variety of different employers representing different industries from across our region to help establish employment pipelines. Our first employer will be New Flyer on Sept 9 from 9-12.

Scan the QR code to register!

Today we were joined by Sen. Andrew Jones and Gadsden State President Alan Smith as we celebrated two students for their achievement and dedication to their programs. Johnathan Moody (Construction Technology) and Evan Teel (East Alabama FAME for Industrial Automation) were both awarded the Building Futures Scholarship from Coosa Valley RC&D! Congratulations!

We are grateful for partnerships that support the success of our students! Check out this new option for technical students who would like to transfer to Jacksonville State University and work towards a 4-year degree!