Shaw Job Fair

The Region 1 Business Services Unit of the Georgia Department of Labor assisted Shaw Industries with a recruitment event on July 18, 2016. The Bartow County College and Career Academy in Cartersville, Georgia hosted the event.  According to Vicki Thompson, OJT Career Adviser at LaFayette Department of Labor, over five hundred fifty (550) job seekers were served. The Northwest Georgia Regional Commission Mobile Career Center staffed by two NWGRC I.T. staff, assisted job seekers with computers to complete Shaw Industries online applications. Qualified candidates were interviewed at the event. All candidates were screened for On-the-job-training and many OJT agreements were initiated. The Shaw Industries recruitment event was held from 9am to 7pm to accommodate working applicants.

Welcome to Our Team

Georgia Highlands College

Please welcome Megan Conner as our newest Georgia Highlands Career Advisor/Coordinator.  Ms. Conner is from Lexington, North Carolina. She received Bachelor Degree in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.  She previously worked as a WIOA Program Coordinator for the youth at Davidson County Community College.  She was looking for a change in her life and decided to move to another state and found this awesome job in Rome, GA. She likes to explore new things, movies (mostly horror) and eating different foods (as long as it’s not too spicy).  Ms. Conner is looking forward to helping low income and laid off workers obtain their degree as a step towards a beneficial career.

Office Location:  Floyd County Campus
Office Phone: (706) 368 -7768
E-mail:  mconner@highlands.edu

West Georgia Technical College

Richard Wagner recently joined the WIOA Department at West Georgia Technical College in Waco, Georgia as a Program Assistant.  He graduated from the University of West Georgia with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in Management and a minor in Economics.  Mr. Wagner also has thirty (30) years in the finance industry (AT&T Capital, Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation); and was inducted into the Circle of Excellence at AT&T Capital.

His community involvement includes – Chairman of the Board of Directors, Warren P. Sewell Memorial Library; Treasurer, Haralson Family Connection Coalition; Board Member, Haralson County chapter, Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy.

Office Location: Murphy Campus – Office 2160A
Office Phone: 770-537-5710
E-mail: richard.wagner@westgatech.edu

Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)

WIOA requires VR set aside 15% of their grant to expend on students with disabilities in schools. This investment is significantly greater than the investment made in previous years. WIOA is striving to reach many more students than in the past.

WIOA requires that people with disabilities that are paid a subminimum wage receive career counseling and other services. People with disabilities ages 24 and younger receive services designed to improve their access to competitive integrated employment, including transition services, Vocational Rehabilitation and career counseling services, before they are employed at a subminimum wage.