Alabama has won a $4.4 million federal grant to help more of the unemployed in North Alabama gain free jobs skills training.

Individuals can sign up for free job skills training by visiting career centers located throughout North Alabama or by visiting https://wioa-alabama.org/self-service/.

Alabamians can register for the free job skills classes or enter employer based on-the-job training. To find a nearby career center, visit alabamaworks.alabama.gov.

The U.S. Department of Labor funds are designed to help Alabamians living in the following counties: Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan and Winston counties.

The federal funds are administered at the state level by the Alabama Department of Commerce’s Workforce Development Division.

Alabama’s Career Centers are managed by the Alabama Department of Labor.