OFTC Celebrates 2024 Georgia Apprenticeship Week
Dublin, GA— Oconee Fall Line Technical College (OFTC), in partnership with the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), is celebrating Apprenticeship Week in Georgia (November 17-23, 2024) by recognizing the value Registered Apprenticeship Programs have in developing a skilled workforce for Georgia. This year’s Apprenticeship Week celebrates Georgia’s historic investment in apprenticeships through the High Demand Apprenticeship Program (HDAP), which has led to unprecedented growth apprenticeships throughout the state.
OFTC is one of Georgia’s 22 technical colleges that sponsor registered apprenticeships, making it an integral part of the largest registered apprenticeship network across the state. As a sponsor, OFTC works closely with local businesses to address workforce needs and create career pathways for Georgia’s workforce through the Registered Apprenticeship Program model.
In recent years, OFTC has participated in several Registered Apprenticeship Programs, supporting over a dozen apprentices and partnering with eight employers. These efforts have been critical to supporting growth across high-demand industries and furthering Georgia’s role as a leader in workforce development.
“Apprenticeship programs that blend on-the-job training with college academics create the perfect scaffolding between theory and practice,” shared Dr. Dan Smelker-Cheeseman, Apprenticeship Program Manager for BASF. “This approach ensures apprentices gain the best of both worlds, while developing the skills needed to excel.”
To learn more about apprenticeship opportunities through OFTC, please contact Lee Radney, Dean of OFTC’s Trades and Industrial programs, at lradney@oftc.edu. For more info about OFTC’s 130+ programs of study visit the college’s website, OFTC.edu.
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About the Technical College System of Georgia
The 22 colleges of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) are Georgia’s top resource for skilled workers. TCSG offers world-class training in more than 600 associate degree, diploma and certificate programs to students who are trained on state-of-the-art equipment by instructors who are experts in their fields. The system also houses Georgia’s Office of Adult Education, which promotes and provides adult literacy and education programs, including the GED® testing program, throughout the state. In addition, TCSG partners with companies through Quick Start, the nation’s top customized workforce training program, and through its individual colleges, who work with local industry to provide workforce and training solutions. For more information, visit TCSG.edu
About OFTC
The mission of Oconee Fall Line Technical College, a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, is to contribute to the economic and workforce development of east central Georgia through quality technical and continuing education, adult education, and business and industry services. The College offers associate degrees, diplomas, technical certificates of credit, and non-credit certificates in a student-centered learning environment through traditional and distance education modes of delivery.
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