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market. MGWIB gives employers one-stop
access to a statewide network as well as
workforce development services offered
by partnering agencies in the region.
Employers may also contact MGWIB for
on-the-job training, where employers
are reimbursed a percentage – up to 50
percent – of the trainee’s wages during
photo by Master Sgt. Roger Parsons business leaders and other the training period.
partners in a 10-county area seeking Non-profits and government agencies
to improve the Middle Georgia labor are able to participate in the consortium’s
The number one training program in
the nation, Georgia Quick Start, is available
to those considering the Robins Region
for new businesses. This internationally-
known program is administered locally
through the largest technical college
in the state of Georgia, Central Georgia
Technical College.

The Georgia Department
economic development ment of Labor Career Center offers job
of Labor Career Center
Houston County’s Georgia Depart-

market information, access to Internet
job search resources, résumé assistance,
financial assistance and information about
unemployment insurance benefits and
disability resources.
The Career Center can also connect
hiring employers to qualified job
contenders. Through the Center,
employers can advertise job openings
on the state’s Job Information System
and obtain information about recruitment,
including mass recruiting, online and
broadcasted job posting, employee
references and on-site interviewing.
96 Cohen Walker Dr.
Warner Robins, GA 31088
478-988-7130

Middle Georgia Consortium

The Middle Georgia Workforce
Investment Board (MGWIB)/Middle
Georgia Consortium is a local association
of workforce development agencies,

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