Integrated Education Training / Workplace Literary Programs

IET Program

Are you looking for NO COST TO YOU trainings to- improve your job prospects? Earn more money at your job? Start a new career? If so, the IET Program, might be able to help.

Eligibility

• Must be enrolled as an Adult Education (AE) HSE or ESL course AND completed 12 hours.
• Must be 18 years old.
• Must have a valid GA Driver’s license or state issued ID.

IET Training Schedules

• Each IET has its own unique schedule to support your training alongside your Adult Education studies.
• IET trainings integrate IET content alongside your AE studies, and are gained as either:
  • Certifications which have you complete Industry Ready IET courses, such as: Basic Forklift Driving combined with OSHA10; ServSafe Food Protection Manager.
    • Month long trainings are offered across the year at Clarke, Elbert, Walton, and Wilkes campuses during business hours.
  • TCCs (Technical Certificates of Credit) which have you participate in semester courses from Athens Technical College to complete such courses as: Computer Help Desk 1, Accelerated Phlebotomy, with more to come e.g. Certified Nurse’s Aide, Early Childhood Care and Education, and Drone Pilot.
    • TCCs offered at Clarke, Elbert, and Walton campuses depend on local offerings.
    • TCC’s classes are taught either in the daytime and/or evening.
  • Please visit the Adult Education IET Interest Form to see which IETs are available to a campus near you.

Benefits of Gaining an IET:

• Earn Industry-Recognized certificates/TCCs AT NO COST TO YOU while enrolled in AE courses.
• TCC can provide further opportunities to gain additional credentials and further advance career prospects.
• Improve your financial future and earn higher wages for increased earning potential.
• Receive support from a dedicated team: AE instructors, IET Manager, Certificate Trainers and ATC instructors.

How to apply

Please complete the Adult Education IET Interest Form to share your information with the IET Manager who will reach out to you.

Inquiry form

Adult Education IET Interest Form 

WPL Program

Are you an employer in the counties served by Athens Technical College campuses and satellite teaching sites? Is your business located in either Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Hart, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Walton, or Wilkes County? If so, and you would like to upskill your workforce with on-site, bespoke trainings to train your work-force, please contact the WPL manager.

Benefits of On-site, Bespoke Trainings:

• Employees advance current skills or learn new skills to improve motivation.
• Employees learn or enhance associated content knowledge related to their role and increase job satisfaction.
• Employees are trained by GA Eligible Trainers.
• Improve safety and efficiency of employees.

Possible Bespoke Trainings Include:

• English Language Lessons aligned to area of work.
• Upskill workforce with mathematical skills to support an identified area of work.
• Literacy trainings for improved engagement with written materials on a job site.
• Training focus to be identified to meet the needs of individual employers.