Governor Perdue Announces Certified Work Ready Facilities
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 |
Contact: Office of Communications 404-651-7774
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“In challenging economic times, it is important to focus on building the long-term sustainability of
The 29 new Certified Work Ready facilities-in-progress include:
Company |
County |
Alcoa Architectural Products |
Dodge |
Ankerpak |
Muscogee |
Brugg Wire Rope, LLC |
Floyd |
Cleaver Brooks |
Thomas |
DeNyse Signs |
Douglas |
Eastman Kodak Company |
Muscogee |
Emerson Network Power |
Troup |
EVCO Plastics |
Gordon |
First Quality |
Bibb |
Flexsteel Industries |
Laurens |
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Rockdale |
Hollingsworth and Vose Company |
Pulaski |
HON Company |
Polk |
Marvair |
Crisp |
Nichiha |
Bibb |
Nissin |
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Parker Aerospace |
Laurens |
Piolax Corporation |
Cherokee |
Power Partners Inc. |
Clarke |
Pretty Products |
Troup |
Regal Marine Industries, Inc. |
Lowndes |
Sara Lee Corporation |
Floyd, Clayton |
Sejong LLC |
Troup |
Solo Cup Company |
Walton, Rockdale, |
Tara Foods |
Dougherty |
Unisia of |
Walton |
Warehouse Home Furnishings Distributors, Inc. |
Laurens |
Wheelabrator |
Troup |
WIKA Instrument Corporation |
Gwinnett |
The Certified Work Ready facilities-in-progress, many of which are already using elements of Georgia Work Ready, are using both Work Ready job profiles and Work Ready assessments as an integral part of their hiring and employee training practices. The companies will use the Work Ready profiling system to analyze key positions; Work Ready assessments and tools will be used to train current employees and also for hiring as the economy improves. Funding for the project is provided by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and will be used to reimburse training costs associated with:
- Expenses for implementing the Georgia Work Ready training plan (earning work ready certificates, participating in a job profile, skills gap training)
- Approved customized, job-specific training of the company’s choice
“The new Certified Work Ready facilities initiative will help more than 7,000 Georgians improve their skills through assessments and customized training,” said Ken Stewart, commissioner, Georgia Department of Economic Development. “As a result, the companies participating have the opportunity to reduce turnover and training costs, improve hiring procedures and increase productivity and profitability.”
As part of Georgia Work Ready, 140 counties throughout the state have made a commitment to earn Certified Work Ready Community status, a designation showing they have the talented workforce that business demands and the means to drive economic growth and prosperity. Building on the Certified Work Ready Communities, Work Ready Regions bring together their assets and leaders to create regional talent pools targeting existing strategic industries and to increase economic development opportunities. The Certified Work Ready facilities project helps communities achieve certification goals by driving current workers to earn Work Ready Certificates. In addition, many of the companies are located in a Work Ready Regions and by implementing customized training, can prepare the existing workforce for advancement and meet the common training needs across regional industry clusters.
About Georgia Work Ready
For more information on the Work Ready initiative please visit the Web site at www.gaworkready.org.
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