Alabama Leaders Spotlight Workforce Innovation at Advanced Manufacturing Skills Leadership Council

September 17,2025

Alabama took center stage at HolonIQ’s 24th Annual Back-to-School Summit as Kevin Taylor of AIDT and Don Griffith of Y-tec Keylex Toyotetsu Alabama, Inc. (YKTA) shared best practices in workforce development during the Advanced Manufacturing Skills Leadership Council, hosted by inSpring.

The session highlighted how Alabama’s strong mix of public-private collaboration—anchored by AIDT, major employers like YKTA, and workforce solutions partners such as inSpring—is shaping the future of advanced manufacturing statewide and nationally.

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AIDT, Alabama’s flagship workforce development agency, currently supports 117 active projects credited with creating more than 25,000 jobs statewide. Taylor emphasized that AIDT’s strength lies in its customized approach to training. Companies receive programs tailored to their workforce needs, from immersive on-the-job experiences to specialized work skills analysis and video-based training modules.

 

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