MACON, Ga. — Senator Jon Ossoff said he wants to establish a law that will keep a grant program in place that supports job training programs for community and technical schools.
He hopes to do that by building colleges' capacity to meet skills needs that employers are looking for and help students earn jobs for in-demand industries.
“Community colleges and technical education can be the pathway for Georgians to the life that they dream about - to a stable career, to a good paying job, to benefits,” Ossoff said.
Zakary Kent says he spends long days at Central Georgia Technical College and hopes his radiology tech program is supported under the new act.
“I think any kind of aid financially is a good thing,” Kent said.
“We have 10-hour days at the clinic then we are here for half days - usually till 12:00, sometimes till 2:00. It's a pretty full schedule full time student here so,” Kent said.
He still continues to work in addition to going to school and serves on the student body because he says the program is expensive.
“On a program basis we don't get anything so it will be a great thing if that applies to our program as well as their workforce training program,” Kent said.
Ossoff says the act would expand the existing program. He hopes to do that by building colleges' capacity to meet skills needs that employers are looking for and help students earn jobs in in-demand industries.