Governor Perdue Announces New Certified
Work Ready Community Commitments, Grants
Nearly 70 Percent of Georgia Communities Will Be Certified Work Ready
ATLANTA – Governor Sonny Perdue announced 34 additional Georgia counties have made a commitment to earning Certified Work Ready Community status as a means to drive the state's economic development and ensure citizens have the skills necessary to succeed.
"In less than two years, Work Ready has helped transform our state and make our workforce our number one competitive advantage," said Governor Perdue. "This initiative is creating new opportunities for Georgia workers and ensuring our state's employers have a stable, talented workforce to help them succeed."
The state's newest Certified Work Ready Communities in-progress include: Berrien, Bleckley, Bryan, Camden, Candler, Cherokee, Colquitt, Crawford, DeKalb, Dodge, Early, Effingham, Emanuel, Habersham, Henry, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Liberty, Lincoln, McDuffie, Morgan, Pulaski, Rabun, Randolph, Screven, Taylor, Telfair, Terrell, Treutlen, Turner, Wheeler, White, Wilkinson and Worth counties.
To be designated a Certified Work Ready Community, counties must drive current workers and the available workforce to earn Work Ready Certificates, demonstrate a commitment to improving public high school graduation rates and build community commitment for meeting these goals. Each community must create a team of economic development, workforce, education and community partners to work together to meet the certification criteria.
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