Hiring & Training

Hiring Assistance
Georgia's Department of Labor (GDOL) assists companies in recruitment by posting job notices, collecting and screening applications and/or resumes, providing interview space, scheduling interviews and hosting job fairs. GDOL will work with private employment agencies that list jobs with the state.

Quick Start Employee Training
Georgia's nationally-ranked employee training program, Quick Start, provides customized training for new employees in skill-based jobs at no cost to qualifying companies. The training program is given to the company for its future use. Quick Start provides training space, instructors, and all needed materials related to the program, potentially saving companies millions of dollars in training costs.

Georgia Work Ready
Georgia Work Ready is available for companies meeting minimum hiring requirements and is easy to access through the state's network of technical colleges. Georgia companies can implement Work Ready two ways-through job profiling and Work Ready Certificates. Work Ready job profiles identify the job tasks and skill levels necessary to be successful in any job. Companies match those profiles to employees' Work Ready Certificates, which measure core skills, to ensure the right person is placed in the right job. Visit www.gaworkready.org for more information.  

Retraining Tax Credit
A company's direct investment in training can be claimed as a tax credit. The credit is available to all Georgia businesses that file a Georgia income tax return. 50 percent of the employer's direct cost, up to $500 per full-time employee, per approved training program, may be claimed as a credit. The total amount of credit cannot exceed $1,250 per employee per year. Training programs must be approved by the Technical College System of Georgia. The retraining program must be for quality and productivity enhancements and certain software technologies. This tax credit can be used to offset up to 50 percent of a company's state corporate income tax liability. Unused credits can be carried forward for 10 years. These credits can be combined with other tax credits.

HOPE Scholarship & Grant
The HOPE Scholarship provides tuition assistance at one of the Georgia's 35 public colleges or universities for graduating Georgia high school seniors with a B or better average. The HOPE Grant provides an opportunity for all Georgians to receive degree or certificate programs at a low cost through Georgia's technical colleges and schools. These programs can be advantageous to relocating families with children, and for a company training employees, through local technical colleges.

Georgia's Intellectual Capital Partnership Program
ICAPP is the University System of Georgia's economic development program. It was created by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia in 1995. ICAPP connects the intellectual resources of Georgia's 25 public college and universities to the state's business community in innovative ways. ICAPP staff and a team of economic development leaders from each campus help Georgia business tap into the University System of Georgia for college-educated employees, access to the latest research, and business operations advice. For more information, visit www.icapp.org.