Important Dates Chattahoochee Technical College August 17th – New Student Registration Day August 20th – Final Registration ends midnight August 21st – Classes Begin Georgia Highlands College June 10th – Registration Begins August 19th – Classes Begin W. Ga. Technical College July 14th – Open Registration Begins August 3rd – Open Registration Ends August 14th […]
Trade Adjustment Assistance A Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) petition was certified for Trinity North American Freight Car Inc. (Trinity Rail) on March 17, 2017 for the Cartersville location. Carolyn Barrett, Workforce Special Programs Coordinator with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program, coordinated an orientation session with the Georgia Dept. of Labor’s Trade Division, […]
Mass Lay-Off Carolyn Barrett, NWGRC-Rapid Response, coordinated an on-site informational session at Trinity North American, Inc. (Trinity Rail), for laid off employees to receive referrals to On-the-Job-Training and Individual Training Agreements. Three hundred eleven (311) employees were laid off with one hundred seven (107) remaining employed. Informational packets were handed out to one hundred ninety […]
Don’t drown in your mortgage Do you owe more on your mortgage than your home is worth? A new, limited-time, federally funded state initiative called Underwater Georgia (www.underwatergeorgia.org) may be able to help. For eligible applicants, Underwater Georgia may be able to provide a one-time payment of up to $50,000 to reduce the principal balance on your home. […]
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 […]
It’s only a few days away!! The Northwest Georgia Workforce Development MOBILE CAREER CENTER will be at the DALTON BUSINESS EXPO 2016 May 18th 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Dalton Trade and Convention Center Mark your calendar! Come check it out! The Northwest Georgia Workforce Development Area’s Mobile Career Center is making its debut as […]
YOU’RE INVITED . . . The Northwest Georgia Workforce Development MOBILE CAREER CENTER will be at the DALTON BUSINESS EXPO 2016 May 18th 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Dalton Trade and Convention Center Mark your calendar! Come check it out! The Northwest Georgia Workforce Development Area’s Mobile Career Center is making its debut as the […]
Northwest Georgia recently welcomed its highly anticipated, state-of-the-art and ADA accessible mobile computer lab funded by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The lab will be used as a mobile career center that will deliver a variety of job skills and development services to the Northwest Georgia region, while increasing awareness of […]