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Wiregrass Tech: Filling the Region’s Workforce Pipeline

April 14, 2022 • Thressea H. Boyd, Host • Season 3 • Episode 0

In this episode, DeAnnia Clements, president of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College, explains that providing a trained workforce within its 11-county service area is a top priority.

With more than 20 years of experience within the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), Clements was recently appointed the third president of Wiregrass Tech after serving more than six months as the college’s interim president.

Wiregrass Tech is focused on a three-prong approach to workforce development that includes: adult education, technical and academic instruction (degrees, diplomas, and technical certificates), and economic development.

What you will learn on this podcast:

· During FY22, Wiregrass Tech’s Adult Education Program has assisted more than 975 students in improving their reading, writing, and math skills, learning to speak the English language, or preparing to pass the General Educational Development (GED) and High School Equivalency (HiSet) tests.

· Wiregrass Tech students are skilled and ready to enter the workforce. With a nearly 99% job placement rate, Clements says, “Every aspect of your life you’re coming into contact with someone with technical training, whether from Wiregrass or another technical college or they learned through an apprenticeship program. They developed skill sets through a technical college.”

· Within its economic development efforts, Wiregrass Tech offers customized training. For example, when a business or industry needs to retrain existing or new employees, Wiregrass Tech finds a qualified instructor to teach the specific skills, allowing the company to experience growth and success.

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