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East Central Energy

Energy 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 sustainable architecture and construction industry. Its sustainable architecture and construction industry network is known as the East Central Georgia Energy Conduit.

The East Central Georgia Energy Conduit Region, to date, includes Burke, Columbia, Jefferson, Jenkins, McDuffie and Richmond Counties. Jefferson, Jenkins and McDuffie Counties have earned Certified Work Ready Community status and the remaining three counties are working toward the designation.

The region is home to Plant Vogtle, one of Georgia Power's two nuclear facilities, as well as to a National Security Administration (NSA) facility at Fort Gordon. Its workforce is certified by The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and is capable of working on technically complex projects. The East Central Georgia Energy Conduit has a training infrastructure in place to train future workers for energy-related construction projects, ensuring that the region's industries have strong support moving forward. Click here for more detail about the region's workforce.

Vision:

The region will be a nationally recognized center for training workers in the fields of energy and construction.

Differentiating the East Central Georgia Energy Conduit:

  • The region has an expanding power generation capacity and numerous other power generation facilities in the surrounding area
  • There is great demand for workers with specialized construction skills, particularly related to energy
    • Expansion of Plant Vogtle in Burke County
    • A new National Security Administration facility at Fort Gordon
    • Medical College of Georgia

Goals:

  • Create the Advanced Training Center to produce Work Ready job candidates prepared to fill positions within the region's construction and nuclear energy industries
  • Develop a self-sustaining and productive industry network of the region's businesses
  • Regional businesses will use Work Ready assessments for hiring and promotion decisions
  • Achieve Certified Work Ready Community status and required high school graduate rates in all of the region's counties
  • Implement a plan that will insure the long-term success of the region's Work Ready program

Click here to see the full East Central Georgia Energy Conduit strategy paper.

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

 

Improve your Skills. Hire the Best. Get started with Work Ready.

You can access Work Ready tools and info in every Georgia county. Learn how to:

  • Schedule a Work Ready assessment

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