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Occupational profiles in Paulding County demonstrate a balance of employees: administrative and managerial, professional, technical, sales, service, production and transportation.

Georgia is home to the internationally recognized job-training program “Quick Start.” Administered by the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education, Quick Start assists business officials in the customization of job training programs to meet the specific needs of operations locating to or expanding in Georgia. Chattahoochee Technical College is one of the state’s providers of Quick Start training.

The Intellectual Capital Partnership Program (ICAPP) provides a one-stop entry into the University System of Georgia’s educational programs, faculty expertise, research, and development facilities. ICAPP has been instrumental in helping companies meet immediate human resources needs and expediting the education of highly-skilled workers to meet specific workforce requirements.

Georgia is a right-to-work state that guarantees that membership or non-membership in a labor organization cannot be a condition of employment. We are also an employment-at-will state. Employees are terminable at the will of the employer and such termination cannot be grounds for cause of action against the employer. Employers must, of course, comply with all federal laws against discrimination.

Click here to learn more about the education, training, and facilities available in Paulding County.

Georgia Work Ready

Georgia Work Ready was launched in August 2006 by Governor Sonny Perdue and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce to improve the job training and marketability of Georgia's workforce and drive future economic growth for the state. It is the only initiative of its kind to be conducted through a partnership between a state government and state chamber of commerce, ensuring that companies can more reliably match the right people with the right jobs. Work Ready is based on a skills assessment and certification for job seekers and a job profiling system for businesses. By identifying both the needs of business and the available skills of Georgia's workforce, the state can more effectively generate the right talent for the right jobs.