Georgia Work Ready was launched in August 2006 by Governor Sonny Perdue and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce to improve the job training and marketability of Georgia’s workforce and drive future economic growth for the state.
It is the only initiative of its kind to be conducted through a partnership between a state government and state chamber of commerce, ensuring that companies can more reliably match the right people with the right jobs.
Work Ready is based on a skills assessment and certification for job seekers and a job profiling system for businesses.
Certified Work Ready Communities have the skilled workforce that business demands and the educational infrastructure to drive economic growth and prosperity. To earn the designation, counties must:
· Demonstrate a commitment to improving public high school graduation rates through a measurable increase;
· Show a specified percentage of the available and current workforce have earned Work Ready Certificates