The East Central Georgia Workforce Investment
Center is an administrative entity tasked with
operating Workforce Investment Act initiatives in
the 12 county region known as Local Workforce
Investment Area 13. The initiatives include the
following service/funding streams:
Adult Employment and Training,
Dislocated Workers, and
Youth.
EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
WIA SERVICE DELIVERY AREA
The Workforce Investment Center
engages diverse community entities in
the effort to advance the use of the
WorkKeys® system in the East Central
Georgia area. These entities include:
School Administrators and Board Members,
City and County Government Officials, and
Employers.
The Workforce Investment Center has
integrated the WorkKeys® System with
all of its service programs, including:
On-the-Job Training,
Occupational Skills Training, and
Adult Basic Education.
On-the-Job Training…
The Workforce Investment Center offers incentives to
area employers who commit to On-the-Job Training
contracts, including offsetting the cost of training
eligible employees.
One free WorkKeys® job profile is also available to
contracted employers. To date, seven different
companies have accepted the offer for a free profile…
Job Profiling
The Workforce Investment Center currently has one authorized
Job Profiler on staff. To date, 11 job profiles have been
performed.
Examples of Jobs that have been Profiled
by the Workforce Investment Center:
Career Advisor
Firefighter
Police Officer
Maintenance Journeyman
Front Desk Clerk (Hotel)
Roofer
Shift Leader (Mining Industry)
The WorkKeys® job profiling procedure is
designed to systematically develop accurate job
profiles through:
Task Analysis – which is used to select tasks most
critical to a job,
Skill Analysis – which is used to identify the skills
and skill levels required at the entry level and for
effective performance on that job, and
Skill Ranking – which determines the
WorkKeys skills that are the most critical to the
job.
WorkKeys® Assessments…
The Workforce Investment Center has assessed over
270 customers using WorkKeys®. Both paper-based
and computer-based assessments are used.
The majority of the individuals assessed are referred
by schools and businesses.
One-Stop walk-ins are encouraged to assess.
A mobile computer lab is available for off-site use,
including testing and training (through KeyTrain®).
East Central Georgia
Businesses Using WorkKeys®:
 Shaw, Inc. (Fiber/Carpet)
 Milsco (Tractor Seat Manufacturer)
 City of Thomson, Georgia
 Two-State (Construction and Roofing)
 J.M. Huber (Mining)
 Chardan (Sewing)
 Dozier (Real Estate)
 Temple (Particle Board Manufacturer)
OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING…
All college students who apply for WIA
services are required to take the
following WorkKeys® assessments:
Reading for Information, Applied
Mathematics, and Locating
Information.
The students assessed represent…
Augusta Technical College
Augusta State University
Sandersville Technical College
Athens Technical College
Swainsboro Technical College
Ogeechee Technical College
Middle Georgia College
Georgia Southern University
East Georgia College
And many more…
ADULT BASIC EDUCATION…
The Workforce Investment Center
operates an Adult Education Lab.
The Adult Education Instructor uses
both WorkKeys® and KeyTrain® to
help students increase their basic skill
levels.
Current Initiatives…
BOB FLANDERS
City Administrator
City of Thomson, GA
NATIONAL CAREER
READINESS CERTIFICATE
Many of the states surrounding Georgia,
including South Carolina, North
Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee, have
implemented the National Career
Readiness Certificate. Georgia has not
yet implemented the national certificate,
but…
On Wednesday, August 23, 2006, in
Augusta, GA, Governor Sonny Perdue
and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Launched Georgia’s Work Ready
Program…
TWO-FOLD APPROACH:
1) Create a Georgia Work Ready Certificate to be recognized by
the business community to validate that a Georgian’s skill and
knowledge level meet the requirements of a specific profiled job or
occupation.
2) The Georgia Work Ready Community initiative will be
county based and demonstrate a community’s commitment to a
workforce that graduates high school students and is work ready
certified.
BUTCH BASTON
Business Resource Manager/Asst. Director
(706) 595-8941 or 800-251-3882– office
(706) 699-0634– cell
bbaston@classicsouth.net
THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME!