Workforce & Training

Georgia QuickStart For more than 40 years, Quick Start has provided customized workforce training free-of-charge to qualified businesses in Georgia. Today, the program is one of the state’s key assets for supporting new and expanding industries. Quick Start delivers training in classrooms, mobile labs or directly on the plant floor, wherever it works best for a company. To ensure that all economic development personnel are prepared with the latest skills and strategies for workforce training, Quick Start also administers an ongoing program for professional development, the Certified Economic Developer Trainer program. Marketing Georgia Quick Start 75 Fifth St. NW, Suite 400 Atlanta, GA 30308 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it 404.253.2800 Valdosta Technical College Qualified Workforce: VTC has over 2,800 students enrolled in credit programs and reaches another 7,000 individuals through continuing ed or customized training programs. Free credit training, HOPE (Georgia Lottery educational funding program) is available and pays for all VTC credit programs. VTC offers over 180 programs - quick Technical Certificates to Diploma and Degree programs. A few of interest: Programmable Logic Control Technician, Industrial Mechanical Technician, Gas Tungsten ARC Welder, CNC Specialist; for a complete list visit www.valdostatech.edu. Practical, hands-on experiences in advanced manufacturing topics consisting of: • Computer Numerical Control (CNC) • Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) • Computer Aided Design and Modeling • Rapid Prototyping • Precision Machining • Mechatronics New programs in development: Robotics, a HAAS training center, Electrical Engineering Tech, etc. Back to Top.