In the Middle Ages, youth were matched with master craftsmen through apprenticeships. Employers received inexpensive labor, while molding and training an upcoming workforce.

Similarly, Georgia College & State University, in collaboration with the Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber of Commerce, is launching a new Workforce Readiness Program. It will connect businesses with high school seniors who want to stay in Milledgeville and find local employment.

A Zoom information session for business owners to learn about the program will be at noon Wednesday, Feb. 7. 

“If you’re a high school student standing at the intersection of 441 looking down Columbia Street, what do you see as a job opportunity? Running a cash register and selling fries, right? Milledgeville is so much more than that,” said Angela Criscoe, executive director of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at Georgia College.

“We want to match high school students, who want to stay here in Milledgeville, with businesses seeking quality talent. We want to help build a workforce pipeline for local businesses so they can train and mold workers for jobs they need to fill.”