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• Georgia CEOs: Critical thinkers needed

   Atlanta Business Chronicle   Georgia CEOs: Critical thinkers needed   By Dave Williams    5-07-12   No education reform effort will succeed until students learn how to think critically, a panel of Georgia CEOs said Monday during a televised forum. Education in … Continue reading →

• Manufacturers search for workers to sustain revival

  1. USA Today    Manufacturers search for workers to sustain revival    By Michael Diamond and Alesha Williams Boyd    5-07-12    NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. —North Brunswick-based manufacturer XPAK USA has developed machinery that can, among other things, help PepsiCo … Continue reading →

• Go Build Takes on Georgia

  Construction Citizen Katrina Kersch 4-26-2012 Last year I reported that Go Build has its roots in Alabama.  On January 17, 2012, Governor Nathan Deal announced the launch of the Go Build Georgia initiative.  The goal of the initiative is to … Continue reading →

• Jobless Worker Training Funds Flat

  GPB Orlando Montoya 4-16-2012 The federal stimulus act in 2009 gave a temporary boost to worker retraining programs. Now, federal money nationwide to re-train the jobless have decreased 18 percent adjusted for inflation since 2006. A new program called Go … Continue reading →

• Polk students get training in skills needed for jobs

  Cedartown Standard By Agnes Hagin 4-06-2012 Finding work isn’t easy in today’s slow economy when few jobs are available.However, students graduating from Cedartown and Rockmart high schools may find it easier than other areas of Georgia. According to reports, many … Continue reading →

• Rebuilding Georgia – Watch Here!

  Click here to view the 30 minute special – Rebuilding Georgia. Thank you to COX enterprises and WSBTV for their help producing this educational special highlighting the skilled trade shortage across the state of Georgia.  

• State workforce development agency pushing skilled trades to high schoolers

  Savannah Morning News Adam Van Brimmer 3-21-2012  The local workforce generation gap is wider than the Talmadge Bride, and state officials want to help span it.  Gov. Nathan Deal launched the “Go Build Georgia” initiative earlier this year through the … Continue reading →

• Economic summit focuses on improving Georgia’s workforce

  Gainesville Times  Economic summit focuses on improving Georgia’s workforce Ashley Fielding 3-15-2012  In a discussion focused on bringing international companies to Georgia, the subject kept turning to the skill level of the state’s workforce Thursday.  Speakers at an economic development … Continue reading →

• Wiregrass Tech Hosted “Go Build Georgia” Kick-Off Meeting

  Wiregrass Technical College 3-27-2012 Valdosta, GA- With the baby boomers moving toward retirement, people can look forward to job openings available in the highly paid world of the skilled trades. This is exactly what was discussed at the Go Build … Continue reading →

• State workforce development agency pushing skilled trades to high schoolers

  Savannah Morning News By: Adam Van Brimmer The local workforce generation gap is wider than the Talmadge Bride, and state officials want to help span it. Gov. Nathan Deal launched the “Go Build Georgia” initiative earlier this year through the … Continue reading →