Certified Work Ready Community Data
Work Ready Community data is now available for viewing!
View map of Work Ready Certificates Earned by County
Georgia's 'Main Entrance Sign' to the World!
Governor Perdue announces Certified Work Ready Communities grants to 24 counties to accelerate certification
To read the press release, click here.
The first sign up period for Certified Work Ready Communities closed April 30, 2007. Continue to check back for the next opportunity to participate.
Georgia Is Ready To Work!
The Governor's workforce development vision links education and workforce development and aligns them with economic development at the State, regional and community levels.
Georgia's Work Ready program will be a tool available to local communities in Georgia to help validate they have the workforce ready to fill the hiring needs for both existing and new industries. From Employers to Job Seekers to Community Leaders - everyone can benefit from Georgia Work Ready!
View map of participating Certified Work Ready Communities.
What Are Certified Work Ready Communities?
Just as Georgia's Work Ready Certificate provides individuals a means to demonstrate their skills to current and potential employers, Governor Perdue's Certified Work Ready Community initiative enables entire communities to showcase their ability to staff the new businesses and industries that consider locating in them.
Coordinated through the Governor's Office of Workforce Development, the Georgia Certified Work Ready Community program summarizes into one document the myriad qualifications of hundreds or thousands of workers, providing a single-source answer to questions about the adequacy of present and future workers to meet any demands that may be placed on them.
That answer will represent the outcome of assessments made through the Georgia Work Ready program. The assessment will be offered through Georgia's Technical College System by means of the ACT WorkKeysTM test battery. ACT WorkKeys has seen nationwide usage by schools and businesses over a number of years and has credibility with educators and employers.
Georgia Certified Work Ready Communities can confirm possession of measured skills in Applied Mathematics, Reading for Information and Locating Information, as well as a Personal skills test that measures attitudes toward work. Job applicants with a Georgia Work Ready Certificate arrive with those skills critical to job success, enabling employers to cut training costs and reduce turnover.
Click here to view the criteria for becoming a Certified Work Ready Community.
Click here to view the guidance letter.
Click here to download the participant form application.
