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Newton County Agency & Georgia Piedmont Technical College Host Mobile Job Skills Workshop
COVINGTON, Ga. — The Be Pro Be Proud Mobile GA Mobile Workshop toured the county’s three public high schools and College and Career Academy this week to give Newton middle and high school students exposure to a number of skilled professio...
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WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WJBF) Students looking to plan their future got a hands on experience with technical professions.We're the largest agricultural county this side of the Mississippi, so I feel like there's a great need for a large animal vet d...
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Burke County high school students learn trade skill opportunities
Source: WRDW-Channel 12
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Be Pro Be Proud Georgia visits Twiggs County High School
“Be Pro Be Proud Georgia” made a stop at Twiggs County High School Tuesday to share the importance of skills-based professions. Students were able to try different job simulators that exposed them to skills-based jobs like welding and trucking...
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Be Pro Be Proud Georgia kicks off fall tour in Cherokee
The Be Pro Be Proud Mobile Workshop, a 40-foot rig that showcases numerous technical professions through gamified simulators, is kicking off its fall tour in Cherokee County this week.Be Pro Be Proud’s interactive website and mobile workshop help co...
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How To Bring Skills Training To Your Doorstep (Literally!) With Misti Martin of Be Pro Be Proud Georgia
Closing the skills gap and getting students excited about being part of the trades as a career takes more than just providing them with information. It takes having students exposed to the trades through advanced technology, virtual reality simulators, an...
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Be Pro Be Proud Promotes the Importance of Skilled Trades
Be Pro Be Proud Georgia, an initiative that promotes 15 of Georgia’s most in-demand skilled professions through a hands-on mobile workshop and interactive website, visited 43 cities across Georgia during the 2021-22 school year.The initiative’...
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Be Pro Be Proud announces new partners
Be Pro Be Proud Georgia, a Cherokee Office of Economic Development initiative promoting in-demand skilled trades, had four new partners join in 2022, the economic development office announced. The new partners are American Home Shield, Georgia Northw...
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Be Pro Be Proud Movement Translates to High-Growth Careers
Sometimes, dreams look like hard work. In Fall 2020, Creekview sophomore Will Nichelson stepped onboard Be Pro Be Proud Georgia – a comprehensive initiative that connects students to post-secondary training and careers through an interact...
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Joint Workforce Development Event Hosted at Lumpkin County High School
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The Development Authority of Lumpkin County and Lumpkin County High School hosted a job fair and the Be Pro Be Proud Mobile Workshop at Lumpkin County High School on May 16 and 17, 2022.During the event, students visited booths...
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