University Of Alabama: Culverhouse LIFT To Offer Free Job Skills Training And Tutoring

Press release from the University of Alabama:

Zach Thomas, director of marketing and communications, Culverhouse College of Business, zthomas@culverhouse.ua.edu, 205-348-8318

January 28th, 2022

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Free tutoring, job skills and financial literacy training sessions will soon be available to West Alabama residents, including veterans and teens, through The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Business.

Culverhouse LIFT, or Learning Initiative and Financial Training, will begin classes for its spring 2022 term in mid-February.

Created in 2014, the program uses student volunteers from within the business college to work with community participants in a classroom setting.

“It’s a one-on-one tutoring relationship between the student and the participant,” said Lisa McKinney, accounting lecturer, LIFT program coordinator and a certified public accountant.

Registration and specific course descriptions are available on the Culverhouse LIFT website.

Because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, classes will be offered either in-person or virtually. In-person classes will adhere to all University of Alabama, state, and local COVID-19 safety guidelines.

“Offering these classes both in a classroom setting or virtually opens up the opportunity for people to learn anywhere,” McKinney said.

Sponsored by the Culverhouse College of Business and the Culverhouse School of Accountancy, LIFT’s sessions include computer skills, bookkeeping and introduction to coding. LIFT also offers tutoring for youth and teens.

This press release was produced by the University of Alabama. The views expressed here are the author’s own.