today on great Georgia jobs mastering
mechanics from the roadway to the runway
hands-on talent is in high demand be it
under the hood on the highway or above
the cloud a career in maintenance
transportation and logistics will get
you in the past lane towards career
success so fasten your seat belt
your future is about to take off from
Georgia's coastline to the Blue Ridge
Mountains and many points in between
today Georgia is the hottest job starter
in the nation
creating high-paying jobs and in-demand
careers so what are the keys to the
future your future to learning frontline
technology for a new career today this
is your roadmap to fast-track education
and this is your path to great Georgia
jobs welcome to great Georgia jobs I'm
consumer investigator Dale Cardwell this
show is your how-to guide for career
success in Georgia and Georgia is
proving to be one of the hottest job
markets in the nation especially when it
comes to the automotive industry Georgia
is home to more than 300 automotive
related facilities and the industry
contributes more than three billion
dollars to our state's economy and with
top vehicle manufacturing companies
basing their US headquarters here in the
Peach State the need for a skilled
workforce has never been higher that's
why I'm here at the mercedes-benz
college automotive lab at Gwinnett
Technical College where students are
getting hands-on training and learning
the technology to service these
high-performance vehicles
Daniel Yasu has always had a thing for
cars I still have a picture of me
standing next to a car when I was about
four years old when he began as a
student at Gwinnett Technical College
his courses seemed to be leading him in
one direction but with a new discovery
Daniel would end up taking a very
different route I've always channeled
into the medical field but I found out
that I wouldn't be happy long term so
I've always dabbled in cars and I
decided to apply to the mercedes-benz
program the German car company teamed up
with Gwinnett Tech two years ago to
offer a new innovative program
instructor Mark Whitacre leads students
in the hands-on training of the mercedes
benz college automotive program because
i graduated from a similar manufacturer
sponsored program
I understood the opportunity that was
available to the students this is a
career opportunity it's not a job
opportunity with 20 years of experience
in the industry mark knows very well how
acquiring these new skills can put
aspirations of an automotive career on
the fast track if you go to mercedes
corporate there are ex technicians that
are now in different levels so the sky's
our limit because this product expected
expands the globe and locally WorkSource
Georgia is making this opportunity even
more accessible to Georgians
beginning this semester students who are
deemed eligible
according to w io a or we OA can have
their education fully funded an integral
part of that education is a paid
internship at a Mercedes dealership the
technicians that have come through the
Mercedes program at Gwinnett Tech have
really excelled at our dealership and
they're progressing through their
development path much more quickly than
technicians coming out of just generic
technical programs
Daniel's really been an asset to our
dealership he's very focused his quality
of work is excellent he takes a lot of
pride in everything that he's doing and
that drive male and Daniel a permanent
position in a profession he loves every
day's a learning day you learned
something new every day with these cars
with the technology in them the
mechanical aspects of them so it's been
very rewarding if you're interested in a
high-tech high-performance automotive
career go to Great Georgia jobs.com
to learn how you can get in the driver's
seat still ahead
keep on trucking see how this man is
switching gears in his career after an
unexpected layoff plus we're catching up
with one of work sources greatest
success stories I'm training I'm
trucking I'm driving and later get the
inside track on a unique education
opportunity you'll only find right here
in the Peach State there's more great
Georgia jobs just ahead
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welcome back to great Georgia jobs with
thousands of unfilled positions in some
of Georgia's fastest growing industries
there's never been a better time for
jobseekers to polish their skills obtain
training and position themselves to step
into their next career opportunity
WorkSource Georgia is the state's
federally funded employment and training
system
the missions simple to connect talent
with opportunity managed by the office
of Workforce Development the federal
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
provides funds to help Georgia
jobseekers experience sustainability and
success in today's workforce with 19
local offices throughout the state
WorkSource georgia deploys customized
training programs and services to
jobseekers of all backgrounds whether
you've been recently laid off seeking to
switch gears in your career or desire to
transition to a new industry there's
likely a WorkSource program or resource
that can help overcome your barriers to
employment by taking the first step in
connecting with your local work source
office visit WorkSource georgia.com to
get started the well-known adage when
one door closes another opens is never
more true than when a layoff occurs
WorkSource correspondent Shamika johnson
is at the WorkSource Cobb Career Center
to explain how the state is helping
Georgians pivot to new careers following
an unexpected break in employment
they'll economic demands are forcing
some industries to reduce their labor
force but other industries are
prospering and looking to hire Georgians
ready to take a different career route
welcome to TDI we're gonna do air
leakage rates at the truck-driver
Institute in Forsyth Georgia these
students are learning the rules of the
road and remember with your foot on the
brake it's gonna be the highest every
time training begins in the classroom
but for this three-week course
instruction quickly moves to the cab
Joseph steward is on his third and final
week of training by practicing these
maneuvers he'll be prepared to test for
his commercial driver's license but four
months ago Joseph never dreamed he'd be
driving a big rig I was working in the
information technology industry I was
where actually working from home and
basically two big companies came
together and the workforce basically was
reduced and it's been a struggle to find
employment in the same industry but the
trucking industry offered immediate
employment for qualified drivers there
was no layoffs for ease money's good
benefits great and it's a great career
it's a career that you don't have to
worry about David Abernathy runs TDI he
says the economy is driving the demand
for more people to enter this
future-proof industry
I mean trucks are always going to be
needed if if people are gonna get
clothes food whatever they get it gets
up by trouble
Teresa Watson got her CDL 15 years ago
at Georgia Piedmont Technical College
WorkSource Georgia's federal grant the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
also known as we OA covered all the cost
now as an owner-operator of trj
transportation she's overseeing three
trucks opening her own training academy
and inspiring other Georgians to follow
in her footsteps I had a young lady who
said are you Teresa Watson and I said
yes I am with trj transportation she
says Wow she says I'm in class because
of you and I was like really when she
saw me on great Georgia Jobs that's what
inspired her to come to attend Georgia
peanut for her CDL license as a
displaced worker joseph is also eligible
for we are funds which pay for his
classes and license fees getting it paid
fully by the state was definitely
helpful I'm married and have three kids
and I still have one at the house that I
get through you know high school and
then to college and get this some
trucking companies will even cover his
child's college tuition costs that's in
addition to the solid salary forty to
fifty thousand easily after the first
year potential seventy to eighty
thousand not bad for a career you can
learn in three weeks
he's right that's not bad at all alright
Joe good job
third weeks are you ready to test them
off I'm more confident he'll pass now
effective Career Planning can take
months and sometimes even years but what
we can't plan for and what many
Georgians have experienced firsthand is
the unfortunate news that they are now
facing a layoff in that moment the next
steps are the most critical to your
career fortunately though WorkSource
Georgia is here to help ensure that your
next step is your best yet your first
step is locating your work source
Georgia office there are 19 service
areas that touch each part of the state
making the easy and convenient to make
an appointment or walk in to receive the
assistance you need to get plugged into
your next career opportunity good
morning from the moment you walk in the
customer service representatives will
guide you through the registration
process like a library card you'll
receive your own personal computer login
that allows you to access job boards
training opportunities and certification
classes the next step is determining
your eligibility assessing your skills
and assisting with Career Planning and
training decisions all of these steps
are intended to help you overcome your
personal barriers to employment and most
importantly get you working as a member
of the American Job Center network it is
our goal to connect talent with
opportunity through training while each
WorkSource Center is unique to the local
area I'll offer career services
including resume workshops soft skill
training and interview prep we are work
sourced Georgia here to connect your
talent with today's opportunities
next learn about an apprenticeship
program training students technology to
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there's more great Georgia jobs just
ahead for the last 47 years
truck driver Institute has given people
a fresh start by providing career
training and job placement truck driver
Institute has 11 state-of-the-art
facilities around the country our class
aid training takes just three weeks to
complete we give you access to tractor
trailers trucks trailer combinations
doubles and triples flatbed and more
whether you're joining a workforce for
the first time I'm looking to make a
change
the truck driver Institute gets your
career on the road welcome back to great
Georgia jobs students at Wiregrass
Georgia Technical College are getting an
opportunity to earn while they learn
through an apprenticeship with ace
technologies the company specializes in
high-tech security systems and South
Georgians are taking advantage of this
program to secure their own career
futures Mark Hughes perception of
computers has evolved quite a bit since
he was a kid I thought they were magical
like fairy boxes and stuff I didn't ever
mess with him much oh how things have
changed much more than messing with
computers mark has already earned
certificates in both computer networking
and security at Wiregrass Georgia
Technical College I kind of wanted to be
like a sponge I guess I wanted to learn
like I knew I liked computers a lot but
I really know what I wanted to do with
them so I started and the more classes I
took the more I learned and I was like I
could do this this is fun fun and
fortuitous for mark because his talent
and enthusiasm made him a prime
candidate for an apprenticeship with ace
Technologies Tess WorkSource Georgia and
tcsg joined forces to coordinate and
Fontes technologies apprenticeship
program which allows mark to earn while
he learns as the largest low-voltage
contractor in the state ace provides
network support for commercial
businesses outside Atlanta
well-paid job and the pay goes up as
their training goes up so the student
would get so much training at school and
then they would get so much on-the-job
training here so it's like a a full-time
school project training in the field and
training in the classroom jamie Stalvey
is vice president of the company he says
their industry needs tech-savvy students
who can keep pace with the ever-changing
technology landscape in the last five to
ten years there's a whole lot more folks
automating their houses and their
commercial business every year we get
the brand new components the brand new
systems so there's never a time when
you're not learning in this business so
the people that like to learn and like
to tinker and like to just do those type
things are really a good fit for what we
do I pretty much learned something new
every day I don't think there's been a
day where I've just kind of been like
stagnant a lot not learned anything it's
definitely kind of opened my eyes to see
how networking and fire alarm systems
and burglar alarm systems and like
paging systems are all pretty much tied
together throughout the state WorkSource
Georgia and the Technical College System
of Georgia are teaming up with different
industries to connect talented students
with career opportunities and the
purpose of Wiregrass Georgia Technical
College and daze technologies
partnership is to find the next
generation of leaders in security
integration mark is great several of the
things that I like about mark is is one
one that he's smart number two is that
he's very polite number three
is Mark loves a good challenge so when
we give him any of this electronics are
the Lillet core electronics any of those
type of things he's excited about
putting it in and making sure it works
right and he's excited about learning
and Mark's excited about the challenge
every time there's a new network update
or a new system to install
he's also optimistic about his future
and it all started when he chose to
seize his opportunity as an apprentice
helped me better my career they put me
on a path where I can definitely be an
asset to this company highly recommend
it 100% if you're interested in finding
out how you can earn while you learn
through an apprenticeship program visit
great Georgia jobs.com to see what
opportunities are waiting for you coming
up I'm just somebody doing the work that
needs to be done stick around to find
out why she's a trailblazer in Georgia
but first it's time for WorkSource
trivia what is Georgia's number one
export is it a peaches be cut C
aerospace products D peanuts the answer
is just ahead on Frank Georgia job
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Georgia's number one export is is it a
peaches be cotton C aerospace products
or D peanuts the answer is C aerospace
products according to Georgia's
Department of Economic Development the
state's more than eight hundred plus
aerospace companies export nine point 1
billion dollars of products each year it
makes sense that aerospace products are
Georgia's biggest export because our
state is home not only to the world's
busiest airport but also the global
leader in air travel Delta Airlines with
so many people in companies relying on
air transportation to do business
aviation technology careers in Georgia
are in high demand work source
correspondent Marni's Ambree is at South
Georgia Technical College to explain how
the state is meeting that need Dale
South Georgia Technical College is the
oldest aviation maintenance school in
the state since nineteen forty eight
this FAA approved training facility has
prepared thousands of Georgians for
careers in the aviation industry
Tina you are joshua Smallwood's future
in aviation is wide open I want to be
able to work on any kind of plane any
kind of helicopter maybe I don't know
what direction I want to go in yet but I
know I want to do something he's in the
right place Newton for being taught by
the right instructors
Victoria Heron is the program chair for
the aviation department at South Georgia
Technical College and she's the only
female aviation maintenance technology
instructor in the state I'm just
somebody doing the work that needs to be
done but I think other people think it
of it as more of a big deal than I do
but it is a big deal she's a pioneer in
what has historically been a
male-dominated industry today
she's mentoring both women and men but
nearly two decades ago she sat where
these students now sit I came to South
Georgia Tech and as a you know married
with a baby at 19 years old not knowing
what what my intentions were other than
getting my GED she did earn her GED and
wanted to continue her education but
didn't think she could afford it that
one income was not enough to help you
know with gas because I was driving 38
miles one way an instructor told her
about assistance available through
WorkSource Georgia all she needed to do
was fill out some paperwork to see if
she qualified it helped pay for gas
my tooling because the ANP program you
have to purchase your tools help pay for
books and also it helped with the
testing which in itself can cost nearly
three thousand dollars Victoria passed
those tests with flying colors and upon
graduation was hired at Warner Robins
Air Force Base after working in the
private sector for several years in 2009
she returned to her school to teach
others what she loved it's an excellent
example how someone who was originally
on a needs-based
situation becomes not just a
contributing member to the local economy
but training other people to become
contributing members to the economy
Joshua who is also receiving assistance
from work search Georgia says the
financial support allows him to
concentrate on his studies and focus on
finishing up his education as quickly as
he can they need people a lot of the
people who are working in aviation can
retire at any moment so there's a huge
demand for A&P mechanics right now and
that it just makes it better
for me according to Delta airline
officials an A&P graduate can earn more
than $100,000 within three years of
graduation Dale thanks Marty
still to come ladies and gentlemen start
your engines we'll show you some Georgia
students who are revving up for careers
in the Motorsports industry business in
Georgia has never been better and
companies throughout the state need
skilled workers like you to take their
business to the next level whether
you're just entering the workforce or
have reached a turning point in your
career WorkSource Georgia can help place
you on a fast-track toward success you
have the talent let us connect you with
the opportunity we are WorkSource
Georgia
the Technical College System of Georgia
with 22 colleges 85 campuses
hundreds of workforce training programs
to choose from a quality higher
education is affordable with t CS t cost
is not an obstacle take the hope career
grant it covers 100% of tuition for
students pursuing a career in any one of
17 high demand fields TCS t meaningful
careers start here apply now visit apply
tcsg.edu welcome back to great georgia
jobs I'm consumer investigator Dale
Cardwell if you've ever watched
professional auto racing you know it
takes an entire team to get a driver
into the winner's circle at Lanier
Technical College students in the
Motorsports technology program are
mastering the mechanics required to
jumpstart a career in the motorsports
industry with the roar of the engine
students at Lanier Technical College are
learning the science of speed
the motorsports vehicle technology
program is the only one of its kind in
the country and it's putting Georgians
in the pole position for a career in the
Motorsports industry she's pretty much
expose them to every aspect of
Motorsports they get to do pit stops
they get to learn composites they get to
tear down engines and transmissions and
put them together the two-year
curriculum offers a blend of classroom
trackside and hands-on training john
Leverett the director of the Motorsports
program says the timing for this type of
training couldn't be better for the
industry and for those interested in
race technology we're definitely seeing
that the mechanics and fabricators that
are in the system right now are aging
out so having young up-and-coming techs
and fabricators is really important so
important that the Motorsports program
has a 100% job placement right upon
completion we've got people that go into
marketing we've got people that have
actually gone on to advance their
education after getting their hands on
experience here they've gone on to
choose engineering and get engineering
degrees but still staying in Motorsports
it's huge to see guys actually out there
in the industry being successful it's
the best example for the students that
you could ask for students like Alban
Gilstrap
Alban was working at a local chicken
hatchery when he learned about linear
tags automotive education opportunity
they just watch NASCAR a lot and I've
also worked on my own stuff with daddy
and everything and I just acquired a
passion for it I guess that passion
fueled his determination to find a way
to cover the cost of college I don't
know it's really expensive to go to
college and I was just looking for some
help to get me in a door that help came
from WorkSource Georgia's federal grant
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act
which in this case was used to offset
some of Albans education expenses well
it takes care of my school my tools
testing and a whole lot of other things
we try and minimize those costs anything
that helps these students get through
the program can offset their costs and
help them with her placement is just a
huge asset daniel McClay is in her
second semester and still undecided
about which track she'll take in the
industry but she's encouraging anyone
who has a basic understanding of
automotive systems to take advantage of
linear tax inside line if you're an
adrenaline junkie then you need to go
forward cuz you're gonna be pleased all
the time it's an exciting industry it's
a lot of fun it's a tremendous amount of
work but there's just the camaraderie
the teamwork the pride in the
craftsmanship all of that stuff that
goes with it it's just it's huge if
you're thinking of shifting gears in
your own career visit great Georgia
jobs.com to find the route you need to
take for a career in the fast lane
there's so much inspiration and
information that you can take away from
today's success stories whether you
connect with Joseph's comeback career as
a truck driver after a layoff or if
Victoria's journey from student to
instructor inspires you to follow your
passion
perhaps a technology apprenticeship is
something you think would be a good fit
for you or if you can relate with Albans
desire to be part of a race winning pit
crew WorkSource can help you identify
your talent and connect you with real
career opportunities in today's
workforce you can plot your own path to
success by visiting great Georgia
jobs.com there you'll find WorkSource
Georgia Career Center locations
resources for jobseekers and links to
all the stories you've watched here
today thanks so much for watching and
we'll see you next time right here on
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