What is STePS?

STePS is a workforce placement program that connects partnering contractors with students enrolled in the Skilled Trades of West Alabama Jumpstart Program

These students are actively training in the fundamentals of the construction trades and gaining valuable, hands-on experience in:
-Construction math and measurements
-Materials handling
-Jobsite safety protocols
-Hand, power, and pneumatic tool use
-Construction drawings reading
-Ladder and elevated work safety
-Employability skills and workplace professionalism

Certifications Students Earn

  • OSHA 10
  • First Aid / CPR / AED
  • Scissor Lift Operation
  • Boom Lift
All training is delivered under the nationally recognized NCCER Core Curriculum, with exposure to trades including Electrical, HVAC, and Plumbing

Why Partner with STePS?

Low Risk, High Reward

  • No Workers' Compensation liability
  • No payroll, benefits, or taxes to manage
  • Flexible, temp-to-hire model


Let's Build Together
This is more than just a placement - it's a pipeline to your future workforce. With STePS, your next great hire is already training and could be job-ready in just 400 hours.

How it Works

  • Submit a request to become a STePS partnering Contractor.
  • Let us know how many students you would like to hire.
  • We handle the matching, scheduling and compliance. We also supply the tools.
  • Students work at your job site while accumulating hours toward their 400 required hours
  • If you're satisfied with their performance, you have the option to hire them directly after they complete their 400 hours
  • Note: Students are not required to complete all 400 hours at one jobsite, but many do if the fit is right.


Contact Information

Office Manager: Anna Cramer
Phone: (205) 799-9821
or 205-771-6655

Email: acramer@westalabamatrades.com
Address: 1300 James I. Harrison
Pkwy E Tuscaloosa, Al 35405


Skilled
Trade
employment
Placement
Services

STePS

Skilled Trades of West Alabama will not discriminate against apprenticeship applicants or apprentices based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, genetic information, or because they are an individual with a disability or a person 40 years old or older. Skilled Trades of West Alabama will take affirmative action to provide equal opportunity in apprenticeship and will operate the apprenticeship program as required under Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 30.