Training
Intellectual Capital Partnership
Program® (ICAPP®)
The centerpiece of the University System of Georgia’s economic
development programs is Georgia’s Intellectual Capital Partnership
Program. The programs of
ICAPP®
provide one-stop entry to the
intellectual capital of the University System of Georgia – its
education programs, faculty expertise, research and development
facilities.
Quick Start
Griffin Technical College administers the area
Quick Start program -
Georgia’s assistance for new industries and training for their
employees. Under the program, the State pays for screening, hiring
and training of workers using curricula developed jointly by Quick
Start specialists and the new or expanding industry. Quick Start
will provide staff members to visit your company and prepare a
training program for your new plant in Spalding County. Together,
your company and our Quick Start staff will get your plant in
production faster in order to give you a “quick start!”
West Central Georgia Workforce Investment Board (WIB)
The
WIB is controlled locally by an area-wide Board of Directors, an On-The-Job training program
(OTJ) is available to Spalding County employers
under the federally funded Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA).
The WIB office sends potential trainees to a local employer who
then selects as many as are needed from those that the employer
feels are qualified. The employer trains the new employee in their
method of operation with the overall goal of retaining him/her as a
productive employee after training is completed. Under the WIB
program (which reimburses the employer as much as 50% of the hourly
rate of the trainee during training), the employer retains the final
hiring and dismissal authority, and the firm’s customary personnel
policies apply during training.
Georgia Technology Enterprise Innovation
Institute (EDI)
Georgia Tech EDI provides a vast range of technical and
managerial assistance to small and medium industries. Georgia Tech
EDI is a strong asset for Georgia’s continued
growth. They provide an assessment
of a company’s efficiency and offer suggestions that will
create the highest productivity gains possible. All services are
confidential, and most assists are offered at no cost.
Georgia Tech EDI is part of the Georgia Tech South Metro
region which includes Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, South Fulton, Henry,
Newton, Rockdale and Spalding Counties.
Members of the staff actually live in the area they serve, so any
recommendations represent a personal interest along with a
professional and thorough performance. Although Georgia Tech’s
engineers concentrate most of their efforts on technical assistance
to existing industries, the staff in each regional office is
familiar with quality systems, manufacturing technology,
productivity improvement, training and continuing education,
management techniques and economic development.
Vocational-Technical School
Griffin Technical College maintains a close relationship with
businesses and industrial communities to keep in step with the latest
operating equipment and skills needed to meet the requirements
of each industry. Griffin Technical College offers a wide variety of
certificate, diploma, and degree programs. The programs are designed
around three subject areas including business, medical, and
technical. The Director of Financial Aid assists students in finding
ways to finance their education through the Job Training Partnership
Act, Federal Pell Grants, Veteran's benefits, Vocational
Rehabilitation, Hope Grant, Hope Scholarship and other loan and
scholarship programs. Total enrollment for Griffin Technical College
in 2005
was 3,383.
Child Day Care Centers
There are seventeen licensed Day Care Centers in Griffin.
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