ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS
The Office of Economic Development and Community Relations provides
customized business and industry training and continuing education
services responsive to the needs of citizens, businesses, and
industries within the seven counties served by Central Georgia
Technical College. Programs are offered on and off campus through
a variety of delivery systems. Services include a comprehensive
array of personal, technical, and professional development opportunities.
The Computer Training Center, under the auspices of the continuing
education program, offers classes in more than thirty software
applications. The Office of Economic Development Programs ensures
customer satisfaction by providing high quality programs, facilities,
equipment, and resources employing cutting edge technology. The
Office also functions as the principal management and training
liaison for Quick Start projects.
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY SERVICES
Central Georgia Technical College promotes economic development
by providing customized programs to assist business and industry
in specific training and retraining needs. Short term courses
are available within the seven-county service area during day
or evening hours. Courses may be conducted at a business site,
an industrial plant, a local school facility, or any location
which is suitable for the type of instruction requested. To obtain
information on short term, customized training call (478) 757-3517.
Employers who provide retraining for employees may be eligible
for the Retraining Tax Credit for Existing Industry.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
The Continuing Education Department provides lifelong learning
opportunities through a broad spectrum of non-credit courses,
workshops and seminars developed in response to input from individuals
and the business community. These classes require no application
fee or testing and are offered throughout the CGTC service area.
Interested participants may register in person, by mail, or electronically
via the CGTC web site, www.centralgatech.edu.
Enrollment fees are charged for each course. Real estate and insurance
courses are offered for those interested in pursuing or renewing
real estate or insurance licenses. Students who satisfactorily
complete career, professional and technical courses may receive
Continuing Education Units (CEUs). For more information, contact
Continuing Education at (478) 757-3445 in Macon or at (478) 445-2307
in Milledgeville.
COMPUTER TRAINING CENTER
The Computer Training Center, under the auspices of the continuing
education program, offers short-term classes in today’s most
popular software applications. Courses are designed to assist
the business community with immediate computer training requirements.
Web page design, operating systems, word processing, spreadsheets,
database management, presentation graphics, and desktop publishing
are among the many classes offered. Customized training is also
available on campus or at the customer’s location. The Computer
Training Center is a Microsoft certified testing center for the
Microsoft Office Specialist Certification. Testing is conducted
by appointment.
QUICK START
Since 1967, the Quick Start program
has served the citizens of Georgia as an incentive for the expansion
of existing businesses and for the location of new businesses in the
state. Special funds, authorized by the Georgia Legislature, are available
to provide training for the additional personnel required when industries
expand. New or expanding industries should contact the Vice President
of Economic Development at (478) 757-3550 for complete details on the
services available through the Quick Start program.
WORK KEYS SERVICE CENTER
AND GEORGIA CERTIFIED WORK READY PROGRAM
As an ACT Work Keys Service Center, Central Georgia Technical
College plays a major role in the development of a more highly
skilled workforce. Work Keys is a system developed by American
College Testing (ACT) to evaluate the skills required for a specific
job. Once a job has been evaluated, or profiled, a match can be
found among existing employees or job applicants to fill the position.
Training can then be developed to address the remaining skills
the employee needs. The Work Keys system affords a company increased
cost efficiency in managing its human resources and training allocations.
CGTC offers comprehensive systems for improving the workforce
by using skill assessments, job profiling and training. Under
the Georgia Certified Work Ready program, job skills needed for
a wide variety of jobs can be established. Job profiling offers
a concrete way for organizations to analyze the skills needed
for specific jobs.
FOUNDATION
The Central Georgia Technical College Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit
501©3 foundation established in 1991 to provide scholarships,
endowments and grants to promote education at CGTC. The foundation
is governed by a Board of Trustees made up of local professionals
dedicated to ensuring the success of CGTC. The Foundation can
be reached at (478) 757-3504.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
The Public Relations office manages strategic communications
and marketing plans for the College, oversees the production of
publications and information and directs media relations efforts
and press conferences. Public Relations can be reached at (478)
757-3516.
GRANTS COORDINATOR
Grant acquisition, program development, grant writing and funding
acquisition processes are managed through this office. For more
information call (478) 757-3558.
