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Wiregrass

Advanced Manufacturing Work Ready Region

Georgia's Work Ready Regions is an industry cluster strategy. Each region is an industry-led effort headed by an industry leader and guided by the regions existing industry network. The result is a linking of education, workforce development and training aligned to the needs of the regional advanced manufacturing industry. Its advanced manufacturing industry network is known as the Wiregrass Work Ready Region.

The Wiregrass Work Ready Region, to date, includes Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Coffee, Irwin, Jeff Davis and Wilcox Counties. All the counties in the region are currently working toward Certified Work Ready Community status.

The region is home to several advanced manufacturing facilities that adhere to the highest standards in product manufacturing and employment practices. It is supported by numerous organized and motivated stakeholder organizations that work regionally and collaboratively to support the region's businesses and industries. Wiregrass Work Ready Region boasts a growing, skilled workforce ready to support advanced manufacturing. Click here for more detail about the region's workforce.

Vision:

The Wiregrass Work Ready Region will be recognized throughout the Southeast as a Work Ready Certified region that creates jobs, particularly in advanced manufacturing, by enthusiastically collaborating with economic development and education partners and taking advantage of available resources and opportunities.

Differentiating the Wiregrass Work Ready Region:

Three technical colleges and one post-secondary college located within a seven county region that provide numerous educational opportunities and the capacity to deliver customized training courses
Many stable existing business and industry operations, despite recent economic conditions, validate the region's potential for success and sustainability
Access to four interstate highways and close proximity of several major seaports including Savannah, Brunswick and Bainbridge, Ga., and Tallahassee and Jacksonville, Fla.
Competitive wage rates, low start-up and operating cost for business and industry, relatively low insurance rates and competitive energy rates

Goals:

Regional businesses continuously convey their needs and are effectively engaged in regional initiatives designed to meet these needs
Regional business leaders become active promoters of the Work Ready initiative
A significant number of area companies use Work Ready job profiles, assessments, and certifications in their promotion and hiring decisions
Area high school students and teachers understand the value and importance of education and training relative to the workplace
All seven counties of the Wiregrass Work Ready Region become Certified Work Ready Communities

Click here to see the full Wiregrass Work Ready Region strategy paper.

This site provides specific information about the region's industry cluster, talent management, workforce development, and community and economic development efforts.

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