Georgetown County Achieves Certified Work Ready Community Designation

Georgetown County achieves Certified Work Ready Community designation

Georgetown County is now a certified Work Ready community through the S.C. Work Ready Communities Initiative. The announcement was made by Gov. Nikki Haley’s office on September 14, 2015 and demonstrates Georgetown County has a robust workforce development initiative in place that links education and workforce development together, and aligns them to economic development and job placement.

To receive Work Ready Community status, a county must meet population-based criteria set by the state regarding workforce and supporting employers. Georgetown County exceeded its goals on every level, with a total goal of 681 potential employees who have taken the WorkKeys assessment, and 93 supporting employers.

Georgetown County had 1,455 potential employees complete the assessment and registered 96 supporting employers. “Receiving our certification as a Work Ready Community is further evidence that Georgetown County is serious about recruiting businesses to our community,” said Brian Tucker, director of the county’s Economic Development Department.

Learn more about: Work Ready Communities at www.scworkready.org and ACT WorkKeys at www.act.org