Upcoming Events

STOWA is hosting its 2023-24 Trades Apprenticeship classes beginning September 11th, 2023, at STOWA Training Center. Classes will meet once…

STOWA will be hosting a Carpentry apprenticeship class beginning July 19th and will meet on Wednesday and Thursday from 5-8pm…

STOWA’s evening jumpstart registration is now open. Classes will begin July 24th and run for 10 weeks. Classes will be…

An innovative, accelerated program designed to take a new hire to an HVAC technician-ready employee in five months began at Skilled Trades…

Skilled Trades has graduated our 3rd building construction class of outstanding students and future skilled tradesmen. The program continues to grow and…

With the success of Skilled Trades initial high school pre-apprentice JumpStart program for seniors, plans have been announced for two…

The inaugural Skilled Trades high school pre-apprentice JumpStart class has graduated. On Friday, March 10th, nine outstanding high school seniors…

If you have experience in the construction trades – electrical, plumbing, HVAC, building construction and carpentry, alarm and low voltage…

Skilled Trades award-winning pre-apprentice program, “Jump Start”, graduated the 15th class on January 17th. 14 outstanding students completed the program…

An innovative, accelerated training program designed to take a new hire to a HVAC technician-ready employee in five months has…

We are pleased to announce and welcome D. J. Allen to the Skilled Trades’ training team as of January 2,…

With continued growth in demand and programming at Skilled Trades of West Alabama along with future opportunities, efforts are underway…

2023 started fast at Skilled Trades with the inaugural high school “Jump Start” program. Classes began on January 5th with…

The award-winning Jump Start pre-apprentice program at Skilled Trades of West Alabama continues to grow and graduate new talent for…

 Did you know that Skilled Trades of West Alabama has the capability and flexibility to design and develop specific trade-related…

Skilled Trades’ award-winning pre-apprenticeship program, “Jump Start”, has hit the 204 mark in terms of students participating in training for…

 71 students have enrolled in apprenticeship classes at Skilled Trades of West Alabama beginning August 15th. This includes students in…

 We are pleased to announce that Rex Hare has been named Skilled Trades’ new Director of Instruction. With an extensive…

Presented by Alabama Power, “Partnerships & Pathways” will be the theme of the 2nd Annual Celebration for Skilled Trades on…

Over 70 construction industry leaders recently attended a regional meeting of the Alabama – Associated Builders and Contractors at Skilled…

Skilled Trades of West Alabama wants to serve your training needs as a construction industry employer. OSHA-10 – scissor lift…

The next session of the employer council has been set for Monday, July 18th at the Skilled Trades Training Center…

Applications are now being accepted for Jump Start classes beginning on July 11th. The award-winning program is designed to provide…

A new building construction JumpStart program has been recently added to the training agenda at Skilled Trades of West Alabama.…

Skilled Trades of West Alabama has been designated as an official NATE certified training center in Tuscaloosa and West Alabama.…