March 2025

Workforce Strategies Group, LLC is ready to keep bringing you training in the areas of Quality Control Technician, Supervisor and Industry Leadership, Leadership Excellence and Development, Core Tools, Trainer the Trainer, and custom training by company request. Get to know us! We are proud to introduce our training team in the next couple months.

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

A Few Members of Our Training Team

Greg Vitek | LinkedIn, brings 40 years of experience in a broad range of automotive manufacturing management roles to Workforce Strategies Group. He has enjoyed a career in Manufacturing and Quality trains, teaching and implementing “hard skills” such as Problem Solving Continuous Improvement and Change Management. Greg also shares his “soft skills” approach with trainees, such as Listening Skills, Appreciation and Critical Feedback. His aim is to serve and benefit both manufacturers and individuals by enhancing essential skills, hence contributing to economic growth. 

Shelley Logan | LinkedIn, leverages her skills to foster growth as an instructor and workforce development professional. Following an extensive career in economic development, specifically focusing on the manufacturing sector, she founded Workforce Strategies Group LLC in 2019 alongside her business partner, Greg Vitek. Her commitment to enhance the local workforce impacts the Georgia Mountains region across 13 counties. Shelley trains in “soft skills” like emotional intelligence, Work Life balance, Personalities, and Presentation skills. 

Colette Robinson, | LinkedIn, is currently the HR Manager at ZF Group and has worked in HR for over 20 years. She will be training on the Human Resource components of Supervisor and Industry Leadership (SAIL) this year at Lanier Technical College, at both the Gainesville and Dawsonville campuses. 

SAIL Spring Accelerated 2025 - Dawsonville Campus

NEW - Location NEW - Complete in just 1 Month

Supervisor & Industry Leadership training (SAIL) Spring 2025 is an accelerated offering of all the topics over a 1-month period starting in April 2025 at the Dawsonville Campus of Lanier Technical College. 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.

"The Apprentice", selecting and retaining apprentices, is this month's webinar topic. Mar 27, 2025, 2:00 PM

15-minute webinar previously recorded topics: "The Basics" and "Funding Apprenticeships" can be found at Apprenticeship Programs – Georgia Mountains Works.

Monthly Webinar Series, The Apprenticeship Navigator, covers a specific topic in 15 minutes. Each webinar addresses apprenticeships for workforce retention, development, and succession planning. 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).

Georgia Mountains Region 2 High Demand Career List released by Governor Kemp in December 2024 includes 21 High Demand Careers in the Manufacturing Category, 33 in Architecture and Construction, 5 in STEM, and 13 in Transportation, Distribution and Logistics. The tool is designed to align education, training, and workforce development efforts with the needs of employers across the state.  #GMWData

Congrats to Hart Chamber's Impact Business of the Year and Georgia Mountains Works partner: Haering Academy!

Dustin Chambers and Emma Durfee accepting with class! #GMWpartners #BusinessOfTheYear

Go Brenda! Go StruXure! Brenda Speed, Director of Human Resouces and Culture at StruXure Outdoor located in Dahlonega was invited to speak to the Development Authority of Lumpkin County. We think you're the expert too. #GMWpartners