Adult Literacy/Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) | |
Helps participants without a high school diploma receive adult literacy services; 1,143 TANF participants have earned the GED diploma since FY99. DTAE'S Office of Adult Literacy, DHR's DFCS
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Central Education Center (CEC)
(Component of Dual Enrollment Program) | |
A collaborative partnership that provides postsecondary technical education
programs and work-based learning opportunities to high school students within a shared facility; offers adult classes in GED, non-credit continuing education classes, certification programs and computer skills courses; local businesses and industries have use of the center for special training programs.
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Certified Literate
Community Program (CLCP) | |
Organizes communities to work toward promoting, encouraging, and certifying literacy efforts at the local level.
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Dual Enrollment and
Postsecondary Options | |
Programs that enable secondary students to earn credits for high school and
college simultaneously. DTAE, DOE
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Early Childhood Care
and Education | |
Provides statewide coordination of systems for professional advancement in childhood care and education. DTAE, Georgia Childcare Council, Quality Assist, Inc., DHR, the Georgia Early Learning Initiative, Federal Head Start, Office of School Readiness.
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English Literacy/
Civics Education Initiative | |
Helps adult learners develop English proficiency and obtain the knowledge
and skills (i.e. banking and healthcare) to navigate within the education,
government, and workplace communities.
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Equity Services and
Special Populations Services | |
Assists students with disabilities, students with academic and/or economic
disadvantages, students with limited English proficiency, displaced homemakers, and single parents.
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Exceptional Adult Georgian
in Literacy Education (EAGLE) Awards | |
Recognizes outstanding students in Adult Literacy classes; seven state-level
winners serve as "Ambassadors for Literacy."
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Fast Track to Jobs (Component of Georgia Fatherhood Program) | |
Helps young fathers aged 16-21 receive education, counseling, skill
development, and job placement. DTAE, DHR's CSE
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General Educational Development (GED) and Testing Services | |
The GED is a reliable tool by which adults can certify that they possess the major and lasting outcomes of a traditional high school education. DTAE, ACE
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Georgia Fatherhood Program (GFP) | |
Provide education, training, and job placement for non-custodial parents that enable participants to offer economic and other support for their children. DTAE, DHR's CSE, DOL, Ga. Board of Pardons and Paroles, DOC
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Georgia Department
of Corrections (DOC) Partnership | |
This collaborative partnership helps provide inmates with postsecondary technical education program opportunities. DTAE, DOC
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Georgia Department
of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) | |
This collaborative partnership helps provide postsecondary technical education programs for incarcerated youth at DJJ Youth Development Centers. DTAE, DJJ
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Georgia One Stop | |
Georgians can access workforce education and development services via
"one-stop" kiosks at selected technical colleges or electronically at all technical colleges and many businesses, industries, schools, and agencies. DTAE, DOL
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Georgia Virtual
Technical College (GVTC) | |
Online programs and courses of Georgia's technical colleges are offered through Georgia Virtual Technical College.
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Job Board | |
Online resource for job-seekers and employers.
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Tech Match Program | |
Fundraising program towards the purchasing of new equipment for instructional purposes; since FY99 more than $9 million has been raised by private sector donations and matched.
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New Connections to Work | |
Assists single parents, displaced homemakers, single pregnant women, and TANF recipients achieve economic self-sufficiency. DTAE, DHR
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Professional Development Center (PDC) | |
Information technology instructors are schooled in the latest technologies; national pilot site for Microsoft Academic Professional Development Center.
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Tech Match Program
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Fundraising program towards the purchasing of new equipment for instructional purposes; since FY99 more than $9 million has been raised by private sector donations and matched.
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School to Work (StW) | |
The Georgia StW initiative is designed to contribute to the creation of a
comprehensive system that integrates educational improvement, workforce development, and economic development by connecting, expanding, and strengthening existing efforts. DTAE, DOE, DOL, GDITT, GPEE, BOR, OPB
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Tech Prep (Component of Dual Enrollment Program) | |
Students enrolled in Tech Prep participate in a curriculum sequence that
incorporates academic and career-related courses that articulate between secondary and postsecondary levels and lead to a postsecondary credential. DTAE, DOE
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Italics denote collaborative partnerships
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