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Middle Georgia

Aerospace 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 region's existing industry network. The result is a linking of education, workforce development and training aligned to the needs of the regional aerospace industry. Its aerospace industry network is known as the Middle Georgia Aerospace.

The Middle Georgia Aerospace Work Ready Region, to date, includes Bibb, Houston, Jones, Peach and Pulaski Counties. Bibb, Houston, Jones and Peach have achieved Work Ready Community status and Peach is currently working towards the Certified Work Ready Community designation.

The region is at the center of the state's interstate corridors and home to the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center. The community is focused on developing and sustaining a skilled workforce to support aerospace companies, air defense and related industries. Click here for more detail about the region's workforce.

Vision:

The Middle Georgia Aerospace region is continually developing and employing a highly productive, technically proficient aerospace workforce for the economic and social benefit of the region.

 

Differentiating Middle Georgia Aerospace:

  • Macon area workforce rated 21st most productive in the nation based on the value of the product produced by Industry Week magazine in 2007
  • Covers the full spectrum of aerospace systems: development, manufacturing and support of military and commercial aerospace systems
  • Robins Air Force Base is the largest industrial facility in the state with a $3.1 billion economic impact in 2007 and providing a steadying effect on the region's economy
  • Strategically located in the center of Georgia with first-rate transportation infrastructure
  • Region has strong aerospace academic programs in nine area colleges, universities and technical colleges
  • Well-established youth apprenticeship programs, internships and co-ops with base and industry

Goals:

  • Create a partnership between industry, education and community institutions to identify the workforce needs, communicate them to education and training facilities, and provide the workforce that industry requires and market the opportunities to the region
  • Define the repeatable process to continuously identify the knowledge, skills and abilities industry requires and create the education and training opportunities to fulfill those needs
  • All counties achieve Certified Work Ready Community status
  • 25 percent of available workforce earns gold Work Ready Certificates
  • Leverage resources by combining ad hoc efforts into a unified whole
  • Support existing industry and attract complimentary industry to the region

Click here to see the full Middle Georgia Aerospace strategy paper

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

 

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