The Savannah office of the Georgia Department of Labor will recruit, screen and refer applicants, free of charge, to your specifications. These tasks can significantly cut your Human Resource department's time involved in adding new hires.
Quick Start Pre-employment Training
Quick-Start's Pre-Employment Training is designed to assist companies in obtaining the most qualified work force possible. The process provides a unique opportunity for your company and your potential employees to assess one another...before employment is offered. This applicant screening process is a coordinated effort among your company, the Georgia Department of Labor and Quick Start. The screening, training, and manuals are provided in most cases at no cost to you. Initial and on-going training is also included. This is typically available for 15 or more positions with similar skill sets.
Intellectual Capital Partnership Program (ICAPP)
The programs of ICAPP provide one-stop entry to the intellectual capital of the University System of Georgia - its education programs, faculty expertise, and research and development facilities. ICAPP Advantage is a direct economic development incentive that helps companies meet immediate human resources needs. Through this program, Georgia's public colleges and universities can expedite the education of highly skilled workers to meet specific work force needs. Companies specify the knowledge areas to be taught, then recruit and select the participants they will sponsor to be educated in those skills. These programs can be funded through the HOPE Scholarship program (http://www.peachnet.edu).
Hope Scholarship and Hope Grant
Degree Program Through the HOPE Scholarship, Georgia provides tuition, mandatory fees, and a $100 book allowance at a Georgia public college, technical school, or university for students who are residents of Georgia and who have completed high school since 1993 with a "B" average or better. Students must maintain the "B" average in college. HOPE also provides $3,000 per academic school year for eligible students attending a private college or university and an additional $1,000 in Tuition Equalizations Grants per year.
Diploma Program Through the HOPE Grant, any Georgia resident is eligible for 95 quarter hours of tuition-paid diploma and certificate programs at a state technical college. This also includes the payment of Hope-approved mandatory fees and a book allowance of up to $100 per quarter directly to the technical college. Georgia residents may receive a Hope Grant regardless of high school graduation date or grade average. Full-time enrollment is not required, but the student must be making "satisfactory academic progress" to maintain eligibility. If a student's basic skills (math, writing, and reading) are not up to a 10th grade level, the program automatically enters them into a county-sponsored program to upgrade those skills.
Right To Work Laws The State of Georgia is a right to work state. This means that persons wanting to work have the right not to be a part of any organized labor force.
