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An innovative public-private partnership among the business and educational communities in Georgia to facilitate economic growth and community development by enriching the occupational skills and global competencies of our students
GWI Overview
The Global Workforce Initiative is a public-private Utility formed to work with the Georgia business community to accelerate job-filling solutions based upon the Career Pathways, to:
Connect: We make it easy for businesses to express their workforce needs and to engage the education community for fulfillment Develop Solutions: We work with businesses, Chambers of Commerce and community leaders to build programs that develop the types of skilled workers that are needed in their area Integrate: We work with the relevant components of GaDoE and other government, business and NGO interests to ensure that these solution concepts and their tangible benefits are made available across Georgia
Our work to date proves that the business community is ready to engage on these types of K-12 education-based solutions to the skills gap, giving rise to an opportunity to integrate the solution into broader ongoing economic and community development activities.
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Workforce needs assessments Chamber of Commerce/local economic development support On-line systems to match Pathway students to job opportunities
Benefits:
For Georgia: Standard teaching curricula, built by real-world experts, made available throughout the State in a blended learning environment For Siemens: Custom talent pool, reduced training costs and greater influence in the community For Forsyth County: Jobs, stability, and opportunities to recruit other businesses to the community
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Denis Brosnan
Managing Director
denis.brosnan@gfpe.org O: 770.353.5874
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Technical College System of Georgia: https://tcsg.edu/ University System of Georgia: http://www.usg.edu/ YellowPark Garden: www.yellowparkgarden.com
Presentment to State Board of Education for approval Execution of curriculum pilot in local classrooms; publication of curriculum in Georgia Virtual School
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Career Clusters
Manufacturing Arts, Audio Visual Technology & Communications Marketing Business Management & Administration Finance Information Technology Human Services Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security Transportations, Distribution & Logistics Energy Education & Training Hospitality & Tourism Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
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