Governor Sonny Perdue today announced Alcovy High School, along with 3o other high schools throughout the state has been awarded a Georgia Work Ready training grant that provides three-year access to the initiative’s skills gap training software, which helps students improve their Work Ready Certificate levels. The funding was made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and will provide each school $5,000 of software.

“A Work Ready Certificate shows an individual has the core job skills needed for success today and in the future,” said Governor Perdue. “The Work Ready skills gap training software can help students improve their performance not only on the Work Ready assessment, but also on the graduation test, assist in improving our high school graduation rates and provide students with a better understanding of the skills employers look for in a successful employee.”

Georgia’s Work Ready initiative is based on a skills assessment and certification for job seekers and a job profiling system for businesses. By identifying both the needs of business and the available skills of Georgia’s workforce, the state can more effectively generate the right talent for the right jobs.

Each school has agreed to provide the Work Ready assessment to at least 50 percent of its senior class each year for three years and will incorporate the training tools in its curriculum to ensure all interested students at all grade levels have the opportunity access it.