Workforce Development Initiatives
In response to the challenge of business and industry to successfully operate a climate of intensified global competition, the Office of Technical Education placed expanded focus on the creation and maintenance of partnerships, collaboratives and strategic alliances that are designed to encompass a full range of training and education programs and ensure ease of access to workers and employers.
Such a partnership between business, industry and government could help to develop a workforce investment system and ensure ease of access to workers and employers, encompass a full range of training and education programs, and respond to the local market.
Mission
The mission of Workforce Development Initiatives to create and manage partnerships, collaboratives, and strategic alliances which are designed to encompass a full range of training and educational programs, respond to local and state market needs and contribute to the economic, educational and community development of Georgia.
Functions
These are some of the basic functions of the Technical Education Workforce Development Unit:
- Identify New/Emerging Trends & Initiatives
- Review/Assessment of Legislative Issues
- Secure/Administer External Grants
- Monitor Agency Web-Site Information
- Facilitate/Maintain Interagency Collaborative Relationships
- Facilitate/Maintain External Linkages to Business/Industry, Associations, etc.
Tech Prep
Tech prep education is a four-year planned sequence of study for a technical field, beginning in the eleventh year of high school. The sequence extends through two years of postsecondary occupational education or an apprenticeship program of at least two years following secondary instruction, and culminates in a certificate or associate degree. An estimated 800 consortia composed of high schools and postsecondary institutions across all states have tech prep programs.
