Traffic on Gaines Street will be temporarily detoured today (May 6th) while city workers repair a sinkhole. The detour will still allow traffic to and from each residence.

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Workforce & Training

Contact: Janet Parker

Director of Economic Development | 706-990-0000

People ready to work are good, but people with the proper training are great. Washington’s workforce has a diversified skill set to serve a community with manufacturing, agricultural, and forestry sectors with high-skill components. And it’s not just in Wilkes County. Our position as a long-term manufacturing hub is also a labor draw from adjacent counties.

Secondary Education

Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School is among the top 25 percent achieving high schools in Georgia. WWCHS career, technology, and agricultural education pathways, or CTAE, include forestry, agriculture mechanics systems, business and technology, patient care, and more. For more information and a complete list, click here.

Post-Secondary/Adult Education

Washington's adult education and workforce development needs are served by Athens Technical College at the Washington-Wilkes Career Center. The center currently offers GED, nursing, truck driving and business skills classes, as well as 130-plus program specializations in business, health, technical and manufacturing related areas by request, to suit each business' specific needs. To learn more about the Career Center, their programs, and offerings, click here.

Washington is also served regionally by the Elberton and Greensboro campuses of Athens Technical College through their ManufactuREADY program, as well as the Thomson Campus of Augusta Technical College. The University of Georgia and Augusta State University also provide university level education within commuting distance.

Our Partners

Regional and state partners include the Georgia Department of Labor, and East Central Georgia Work Source, providing career and business services to Washington's workforce through training, education, and online resources, as well at their Georgia One Stop and Career Centers. Learn more here.

Learn more about our workforce by exploring the current Wilkes Area Profile.

Training

Training never stops. We have the tools to help you with that in Washington and Wilkes County.

Quick Start

Quick Start is the economic development arm of the Georgia Technical College System of Georgia. Quick Start provides high-quality training services at no cost to qualifying new or expanding businesses in Georgia. The Quick Start Program has been nationally recognized for years as the best training program in America.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • Budget Public Hearing Notice


     

  • CBDG/EIP Public Hearing Notice




  • Business Improvement District Public Information Sessions 

  • Part Time Museum Manager Needed

  • Request for Proposal 


    City of Washington Public Works Department is requesting a quote for a Restroom Facility at Reese Booker Park.  Below are the specifications:

    Construct an 18 X 10 block building with a 4’ covered walkway.  Metal gable roof, gable ends will have hard siding.
    2 ADA single occupant restroom area with mechanical room in the middle with this door on the back of the building. 
    Plumbing and fixtures.  Electrical and fixtures.  Toilet paper dispensers, hand towel dispensers, mirrors, grab bars and soap dispensers.
    Supply and install water fountain between doors in front of the building.
    City will pour concrete foundation.

    All dimensions are approximate.

    Please submit quotes to Public Works Director, John Barnett, on or before January 11, 2025
    706.990.2574
    jbarnett@wga.gov

  • FEMA INDIVIDUAL RELIEF

    Thanks to the tireless efforts of County officials, FEMA has approved Wilkes County for Individual Assistance. Start your application now at https://www.disasterassistance.gov/

  • Community & Economic Development Department Updates

  • Request for Proposal for Services - PUBLIC DEFENDER 

    The City of Washington, Georgia, is requesting proposals from attorneys interested in serving as a city Public Defender. The appointed Public Defender will be the city’s chief Public Defender in all traffic and non-traffic-related violations of municipal ordinances. Anticipated minimum qualifications include a juris doctor degree, qualifications to practice law in the state of Georgia, and membership in the Georgia Bar Association. The city Public Defender will be appointed by the city manager after consultation with the city attorney. The initial appointment will be for two years, renewable.

    The city will pay the solicitor $500 per session held on the third Tuesday of each month. Interested parties should send their resumes to the city clerk, Yoshe Jenkins, at yjenkins@wga.gov.     The deadline to apply is November 29, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.

     
     

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