February 2025

In February, we are gearing up for some great events that we would love you to be a part of, like our Spring SAIL program at the Dawsonville Campus, our Apprenticeship Navigator Series and the Career Path Fair for Gainesville and Hall County middle school students. Scroll down for more information on how you can be a part of these events. Please dive into these workforce development opportunities with us!

-Greg, Shelley, and Beth, Workforce Strategies Group LLC

SAIL Spring Accelerated 2025 - Dawsonville Campus

NEW Location - NEW Complete in 1 Month

SAIL Spring 2025 is accelerated offering all the topics over a 1-month period starting April 16, 2025, at the Dawsonville Campus of Lanier Technical College. Supervisor & Industry Leadership training (SAIL) is offered in collaboration with Lanier Technical College, Workforce Strategies Group LLC, and the Georgia Mountains Manufacturing Sector Workforce Development Strategy. Training cost may be reimbursed by WorkSource Georgia Mountain's WIOA.

Would you like to train new employees without it affecting your bottom line? 

Take advantage of On-the-Job Training Program (OJT) funding through WorkSource Georgia Mountains! Wage reimbursements help compensate employers for the costs associated with training and loss of production from newly hired employees. OJT can assist companies who are looking to expand their business and need additional staff trained with specialized skills. 

"Funding Apprenticeships" The February 20 webinar topic will focus on employer's options to fund apprenticeships. Each webinar addresses apprenticeships for workforce retention, development, and succession planning. Each webinar covers a specific topic in 15 minutes which is recorded and posted on georgiamountainsworks.com.

Feb 20, 2025, 2:00 PM

Mar 27, 2025, 2:00 PM

Apr 17, 2025, 2:00 PM

15-minute webinar topics: The Basics, Applications and Funding, Selecting an Apprentice, The Mentor, Vision and more.

Apprenticeship Navigator is facilitated by Workforce Strategies Group, through Georgia Mountains Works Sector Strategy and WorkSource Georgia Mountains, and is funded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s SAEF grant to expand registered apprenticeship programs (RAPs).

Greg Vitek, Workforce Strategies Group, presented on Apprenticeships to the Hall County Schools February CTAE Advisory Committee. Opportunities like this allow businesses of all types to navigate leveraging the 1000’s of apprenticeship’s available for workforce development, employee retention and development.

Apprenticeships, occupational spread, and the demographics have expanded. Connecticut, Oklahoma, New Jersey, Georgia, and Alabama have seen the most growth in the occupational diversity of their apprentices over the last decade. #GMWData

Caldwell Electrical Contractors launched their first Electrical Apprenticeship class!

This program is one way CEC is working to address the critical shortage of skilled workers.

Pictured: Richard Soto, Instructor and Daniel Caldwell, President with four apprentices.

Congrats to Lara Jackson, STAR Teacher! Lara is the Work Based Learning teacher at Banks County High School and also at Mountain Education Center – both of which are Georgia Mountains Works Partners! 

Hire your next Work Based Learning Student or Summer Intern at an upcoming Job & Career Fair hosted by an area high school including, but not limited to: Feb. 26- Hart County,

March 14- Franklin County,

April 2- White County.

Congratulations to Dawson County's Kristy Moore on being selected as the Northeast Georgia Work-Based Learning (WBL) Co-Chair for the 2025-26 school year. This role will allow Kristy to work closely with WBL coordinators from across the state. #wblworks

Access students at Union County High School are grateful for the opportunity to learn construction skills from CTAE Director Charles Cattanach.

#CTAEdelivers