Northwest Georgia ADVANCED MANUFACTURING EAST (AME) Work Ready Region

1. Northwest GeorgiaADVANCED MANUFACTURING EAST (AME)Work Ready Region May 31, 2011 Presented by: Mike Burnett, Project Manager

2. LEADERSHIP TEAM: • Mike Burnett Project Leader • Early Retirement, Honda • Jonathan Warner Project Support • Chattahoochee Tech • Sarah Harrison Fiscal Agent • Northwest GA Regional Commission • Matt Ledford Industry Representative • Lexington Precision • Kary Gilkeson Industry Representative • Toyo Tires

3. NW GA Advanced Manufacturing Work Ready Region EAST(New Region) 2

5. GO for the GOLD • 6 counties over goal • Carroll, Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Haralson, Pickens • 3 close to goal • Bartow, Douglas, Paulding • Bartow,7

6. GO for the GOLD

7. CWRC COUNTIES ATTAINED: • 5 of 9 counties at/over goal • Bartow, Cherokee, Gilmer, Paulding, Pickens Bartow

8. CWRC COUNTIES IN PROGRESS: • 2 counties at 95+% • Douglas, Haralson • 2 counties making progress • Fannin, Carroll

9. Certified Work Ready Certificates thru 4/30/11 * certificate quantities adjusted for 2008 CWRC launch ** “Unofficial”

10. CAREER PATHWAYS: • Critical Jobs identified by survey prior to region division (1.5 years ago) • Additional survey planned for new industry?

11. INDUSTRY NETWORKS: • Re-scheduling Industry Network meeting • 7 Job Profiles completed • 8 Job Profiles in process • 5 industries grandfathered under GWRRIN (sustaining) • 9 industries using GWR tools7

12. HOME/CORE TEAM: • All counties represented on active Core Team with diverse group of partners and CWRC team leaders • Regularly scheduled meetings with agendas/minutes distributed • 2 leadership meetings • 1 core team meeting • 7 2

13. LEADERSHIP: • Developing committees with representation from key sectors: • Education • Economic Development • Community Leaders/Elected Officials • 7

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17. SCORECARD The Region will achieve the following results at the end of the 18 month grant period (June 2, 2012):

18. SCORECARD, cont’d.

19. BUDGET ALLOCATIONS