Career Ready Training

About the Program

The Career Ready Training Program offers free training to individuals in Douglas County, who are looking for careers in high demand career areas. The program provides access to a new pipeline of candidates for Douglas County employers, who are looking for a trained and qualified workforce.

The training includes: Effective Workplace Communication/Teamwork/Ethics, Precision Manufacturing, Forklift Safety and Operation, Workplace Safety and Hazards, Financial Literacy, HR Basics, and all participants take the Gallup Strengths Based Assessment.

The training program is offered three times a year:

• Spring (March/April) - all classes 9am-1pm
  • Spring 2025 dates:
    • Monday, March 24
    • Wednesday, March 26
    • Monday, March 31
    • Wednesday, April 2
    • Monday, April 14
    • Wednesday, April 16
    • Monday, April 21
    • Wednesday, April 23
    • Friday, April 25 (Interview Day)
• Summer (June/July) - all classes 9am-1pm *Great for new high school graduates
  • Summer 2025 dates:
    • Monday, June 16
    • Wednesday, June 18
    • Monday, June 23
    • Wednesday, June 25
    • Monday, July 7
    • Wednesday, July 9
    • Monday, July 14
    • Wednesday, July 16
    • Friday, July 18 (Interview Day)
• Fall (September/October) - all classes 9am-1pm
  • Fall 2025 dates
    • Monday, September 29
    • Wednesday, October 1
    • Monday, October 6
    • Wednesday, October 8
    • Monday, October 20
    • Wednesday, October 22
    • Monday, October 27
    • Wednesday, October 29
    • Friday, October 31 (Interview Day)

The Career Ready Training Program is a strategic workforce development program of Elevate Douglas Economic Partnership in partnership with West Georgia Technical College and is funded through grant funding provided by Georgia Power and Google.