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regionally including North Georgia Technical
College, University of North Georgia, and
Young Harris College, all of which provide the
necessary skills for students to graduate ready
to work.
Additionally, there are several state-run
training programs to supplement the local
workforce. They include:
• Quick Start, the nation’s #1 workforce
training program, which provides the tools
a company needs for customized training.
• WorkSource Georgia Mountains, which
provides 100 percent of the cost for post-
secondary education for certification
and degree programs as well as employer
reimbursement for on-the-job-training, job
placement services, and work ethic/
THE NEXT GENERATION employability skills training.
WORKFORCE • Enterprise Innovation Institute, which
Union County’s public school district is offers information technology, engineering,
among the best in the state and offers programs and other services.
for high school students to prepare them • Centers for Innovation, which provide
for the skilled workforce companies need to private-sector resources, university-
thrive. The school system includes a College sponsored research, and public and
and Career Academy and one of nine certified private-sector talent.
STEM programs in the state. There also are • Hope Grants, which help students seeking
numerous higher-education options locally and degrees or certificates pay for their tuition.

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