Government Supported Training
Grants are designed to help workers in their counties or regions pay for training courses. Programs through a technical college or other approved provider are expected providers.
“Every one of the local areas has needs in one or more of these industries,” said Karen Kirchler, the system’s deputy commissioner of workforce development. “And these industries do offer great opportunities.”
State Assisted Training program Kirchler said the effort is aimed particularly at assisting those impacted by the pandemic. Reaching those who left jobs during the pandemic. Which impacted layoffs, childcare, the disabled low-income workers and people of color.
A minimum of 1,200 participants are projected to receive services through the initiative.
Kirchler hopes to award grants to the local workforce agencies in the coming months. “Individuals could get enrolled in training programs by January”. These types of program funding are mirrored in may states across the US. Veterans are encourage to apply.
Officials say the program will improve partnerships between Georgia’s workforce development system, local communities and employers. The focus here attempts to address the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the workforce.
“Since the pandemic, Georgia has experienced both unprecedented economic growth, and record openings of high-quality skilled jobs,” TCSG Commissioner Greg Dozier said in a statement.
“This presents a tremendous opportunity for Georgians to not only reenter the workforce, but also begin a new career path that they may not have been able to access before.”
In a statement, Deputy Commissioner Karen Kirchler said, “the pandemic has offered the opportunity to begin a new chapter in their lives, and that often means a better job.”
“With this grant, we can ensure that Georgians who were hit hardest by the pandemic, specifically individuals from special populations and marginalized communities, have access to better jobs as well,” Kirchler added. “The pandemic has offered the opportunity to begin a new chapter in their lives, and that often means a better job.”
