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Workforce Development

Workforce Development Services oversees the following special programs on campus: New Connections to Work, Georgia Fatherhood and Tech Prep.

New Connections to Work

New Connections to WorkDepartment of Technical and Adult Education program clients are referred to New Connections to Work by the Division of Family and Children's Services. They receive seven weeks of training in work ethics, personal and family management, teamwork skills, customer service, job readiness, job search skills, and career preparation. An additional three months are spent in occupational training. At the conclusion of the training, several business partners provide an internship opportunity at their site; the Department of Labor assists with job placement. For more information and workshop schedules, call 706.649.1879.

For more information on the New Connections to Work program, please view the New Connections to Work information provided by the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education.

Georgia Fatherhood Program

The Georgia Fatherhood Program provides career opportunities for non-custodial parents so they can meet their child support obligations, while providing qualified employees for Georgia's workforce. The system meets the changing economic and social needs of non-custodial parents who must be trained for paid employment.

Program goals include:

  • Organized recruitment procedures
  • job readiness
  • a remedial/related instructional program
  • skills training for employment
  • support services
  • guidance services which includes counseling and evaluation/assessment
  • job development
  • placement and follow-up
  • and financial assistance

Students attend survival skill seminars that teach résumé writing, financial principles, stress management, and interpersonal skills. Each student then selects a program of study that will lead to career placement.

The program operates in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Georgia Department of Labor, and other state and local agencies. Call 706-649-1931 for workshop schedules. For more information on the National Fatherhood Initiative visit www.fatherhood.org.

Tech Prep

The Tech Prep program:

  • Provides a student with an individualized program of study that links academic and vocational education
  • Provides opportunities to connect classroom learning with realistic application through applied instruction
  • Connects secondary and post secondary studies through a curriculum alignment process

Since its inception in 1992, 170 of the 180 school systems (involving over 300 high schools), 34 of 34 technical colleges and institutes, and 14 colleges/universities are participating in Tech Prep. Starting in middle school, students participate in career portfolio planning, aptitude assessments, tours of technical institutes, and COMPASS testing on-site.

The Tech Prep program is designed to fill educational gaps and overlaps, and provides a seamless transfer from secondary to post secondary education. The program offers two options: Post-Secondary Option (PSO) and Dual-Enrollment Option.

Post-Secondary Option (PSO)

Georgia public school students earn both Carnegie units for high school graduation and post secondary credit at eligible public colleges, universities, or technical institutes. A student may enroll in eligible private, non-profit colleges or universities only if degree-granting public colleges and universities are not within a 25 mile radius from the student's residence. Local school systems accept, toward state and local graduation requirements, the post secondary credit of eligible students who successfully complete approved courses at eligible institutions.

Dual Enrollment Option

This is a collaborative effort between the secondary and post secondary institutions that allows students to enroll in both institutions. Students receive grades for coursework which are accepted for both secondary and post secondary credit. Other dual enrollment components include Post Secondary Options and curriculum alignment/articulation.

Partners

View a listing of some of our partners in workforce development.