ADVANCE YOUR CAREER
Workplace Education ProgramThe Workplace Education Program focuses on the literacy and basic skills training that workers need to gain and retain employment, advance in their careers, or increase their productivity. As Georgia embarks on a new endeavor with the “Work/Career Ready Certification” the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education’s Office of Adult Literacy looks forward to expanding our services to support a more literate Georgia and a Work Ready Georgia.
The Career Ready Certification is a credential that documents and certifies workers’ levels of trainability skills. It is based on ACT’s WorkKeys Job Skills Assessment, which examines the essential foundational skills needed for virtually every occupation. With Workplace Basic Skills being the core skills that employees need to do their jobs successfully and critical to the success of modern businesses, industry and governmental operations.
The skill levels identified by the Georgia Work Ready Program are Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. The higher the skill levels, the more jobs there are for which the applicant qualifies. To ensure these skill levels are met, 34 Service Delivery Areas throughout the state provide an assessment to Georgia’s adults seeking to validate their skills and knowledge level to meet the requirements of the job market and in some cases for a specifically profiled job or occupation. In addition to assessments, Adult Literacy programs throughout the state also provide remediation for those individuals seeking to improve skill levels.
To benefit businesses with workplace programs, the Georgia Legislature has developed incentives under Article 2, Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, 48-7-41. The Georgia Tax Credit for Adult Basic Skills Education program provides credit to businesses that fund basic skills education for employees to enhance reading, writing, or mathematical skills up to and including the twelfth grade. The tax credit is $150.00 or an amount equal to one-third of the cost of education per full-time equivalent student; whichever is less, for each employee who successfully completes an approved adult basic skills education program.
For more information, contact Melissa Hodge-Penn, 404. 679.5269, 404.679.1630 (FAX), mhodge-penn@tcsg.edu