The Alliance for
Business and Training (AB&T) is a not-for-profit,
community-based corporation that provides exemplary
employment and training services that meet the needs of
today’s constantly advancing workplace. Established in
1984, AB&T serves to build public/private collaborations designed to
ensure achievement of economic development, skills training,
and labor market enhancements. A recipient of the
prestigious Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence
Award, AB&T has provided innovative workforce solutions for
over two decades.
A skilled,
quality workforce is one of the single most important
factors in remaining competitive locally, regionally,
nationally, and globally. AB&T endeavors to help
create an environment
in which business, education, and other stakeholders can
effectively attract, recruit, train, and retain a highly
qualified, demand driven workforce. The Alliance for
Business and Training brings together workforce and economic
development initiatives that benefit both employers and
workers while strengthening long-term workforce development
strategies.

Modification to
Strategic Plan for LWIA 1 - Response to Planning Guidance and Planning Questions
- February 19, 2008
On this date, Monday,
February 11, 2008, The Northeast Tennessee Workforce Investment Board and the
Alliance for Business and Training have made available the current edition, and
any modifications thereto, of its Two Year
Strategic Plan, pursuant to § 118 c (1-3) of the Workforce Investment Act.
This
document is available for any and all public comments and
will continue to be available for comment through May 2,
2008.
The
Strategic Plan is available at
www.netwib.com and
www.ab-t.org. A hard copy is also available for review
at the Administrative Office of the Northeast Tennessee
Workforce Investment Board/Alliance for Business and
Training, located at 386 Highway 91 North, Elizabethton,
Tennessee 37643.
Comments, questions or additional requests
for information may be addressed to Ginger Lyons,
Administrative Assistant at 423.547.7500.