90 maconmagazine.com | APRIL/MAY 2020
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Economics Education
Workforce and
TALENT
• Align existing workforce pathways and
foster new collaborative opportunities to
close talent gaps with employers, workforce
partners and K-12/post-secondary
education.
• Broaden awareness of, and access to, high-
quality career pathways offered by K-12 and
post-secondary education.
• Develop programs that assist in creating a
qualified workforce to meet the current and
future needs of Middle Georgia businesses.
• Work with the Bibb County School System
and Central Georgia Technical College to
increase participation in the dual enrollment
program and in career pathways.
• Connect teachers into the targeted
workforce councils to increase industry
relevance in the academic curriculum related
to these expanding career fields.
• Create an extern program to enable teachers
and counselors to spend time with local
employers to assist them in having a better
understanding of our workforce needs and
the workplace environment.
• Increase opportunities for students by
working directly with employers to develop
and strengthen apprenticeships, internships,
job shadowing and other work-based
learning experiences to build industry
awareness and showcase career paths.
Objectives
Executive Chef Stuart Hardy of W.S. Hutchings College and
Career Academy serves an appetizer to Dr. Cassandra Miller-
Washington, CTAE Director of Bibb County Public School
District and Greater Macon Chamber Director Lynn Farmer at
the upscale Rose Café, which is located onsite.
