Manufacturing Job Fair held at GNTC’s Floyd County Campus
A Job Fair was held at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Floyd County Campus in Rome on Tuesday, May 15, to showcase area employment opportunities in the manufacturing industry.
The job fair was sponsored by the Greater Rome Existing Industries Association (GREIA), the manufacturing sector of the Rome Floyd Chamber. A 10 a.m. job fair was held for students and a 2 p.m. job fair was held for the public.
GNTC staff were also on hand to provide information about admissions, programs of study, and academic support.
“It’s a good opportunity for graduating students to find a career as well as those who are unemployed or underemployed,” said Ken Wright, director of Business and Industry Services at the Rome Floyd Chamber.
There were representatives and vendors from 2Work Staffing, F&P Georgia, Georgia Pacific, Georgia Highlands College, GNTC, Foss Manufacturing, Kelly Services, Jibe Staffing, Lowes, Mohawk Industries, Neaton of Rome, Randstad, Steel King, Suhner, Syntech, Tyson, Marglen Industries, Pirelli, and Profile Custom Extrusions.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College provides quality workforce education to the citizens of Northwest Georgia. Students have the opportunity to earn an associate degree, diploma, or a certificate in business, health, industrial, or public service career paths. This past year, 16,402 people benefited from GNTC’s credit and noncredit programs. With an annual credit enrollment of 7,750 students, GNTC is the largest college in Northwest Georgia. GNTC has an additional enrollment of 8,652 people through adult education, continuing education, business and industry training, and Georgia Quick Start. GNTC is a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia and an Equal Opportunity Institution.
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