Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Office of Career Services is offering students immersive job readiness training to prepare for today’s workforce via Virtual Reality (VR).

Through a partnership with Believe Greater Dalton, an initiative of the Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce, and the Rome Floyd Chamber, Career Services was able to obtain two Virtual Reality headsets from Transfr Trek that provide students with career exploration through virtual simulations that show a “day in the life” view of many careers that align with GNTC’s programs of study.

(Left to right) Ethan Branch, director of Workforce at the Rome Floyd Chamber; Medina Safic, Career Services Coordinator at GNTC; and Pam Powers-Smith, president of Rome Floyd Chamber pose for a picture at the Rome Floyd Chamber.

“We are very grateful to Believe Greater Dalton, an initiative of the Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce, and the Rome Floyd Chamber for helping us to provide this immersive experience to students so they can engage and explore the many career paths that GNTC offers and get a preview of careers that may interest them,” said Medina Safic, coordinator of Career Services at GNTC.

Anna Adamson, dual executive director of Believe Greater Dalton and the Flooring Capital Development Corporation, and Medina Safic, Career Services Coordinator at GNTC, pose for a picture in front of the Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce.        

The virtual platform features mobile-based career exploration, career interest assessments and career matching, virtual coaching and scenario-based challenges to build workplace skills. Georgia Northwestern Technical College delivers high-quality workforce education to the citizens of northwest Georgia. Students can pursue associate degrees, diplomas and certificates in a wide range of career pathways, including aviation, business, health, industrial and public service. Over the past year, 14,082 people benefited from GNTC’s credit and noncredit programs. The college has an annual credit enrollment of 9,342 students and achieved a 100 percent placement rate. An additional 4,740 individuals are served through adult education, continuing education, business and industry training and Georgia Quick Start® programs.

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