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Workforce Development

Education & Work-Based Learning

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Work-Based Learning
 

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Through Greeneville City Schools and Greene County Schools, students can participate in Work-Based Learning to:

  • jump start a career

  • try an industry before commitment

  • learn workplace soft skills

  • earn credits by working

 

Businesses with Work-Based Learning can look forward to:

  • training a potential full-time new hire

  • mentorship roles in your company

  • opportunities to get WBL position grant funded

 

To learn more about Work-Based Learning, please contact Kendra Hopson via email or at 423.638.4111.

GreeneSpeaks!
 

GreeneSpeaks! is a workforce development initiative designed to help Greene County residents learn English and become more effective members of the local workforce.

 

Supported by the State of Tennessee and TVA through grant funding, the program launched at one of Greene County’s largest manufacturers in partnership with Northeast State Community College. Currently, GreeneSpeaks! offers both morning and evening on-site classes, as well as community sessions held on Thursdays.

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Teacher Supply Depot
 

The GCP Education & Workforce Development arm runs a back-to-school Teacher Supply Depot in August and in January. This is a free supply depot for our city and county teachers to come stock their classrooms with materials.

 

If you or your company would like to help with the Teacher Supply Depot, here are the items we currently need:

- 3 Ring Binders – all sizes

- 3 hole punch

- AA and AAA batteries

- Band-aids

- Binder clips and paper clips

- Clipboards

- Command hooks, strips, refills

- Crayola markers, crayons, colored pencils

- Disinfectant wipes, Lysol spray

- Electric pencil sharpeners

- Feminine hygiene

- Folders

- Glue sticks

- Highlighters

- Mechanical pencils

- Paper Towels

- Pens – red, black, blue, gel or ballpoint

- Post-it notes

- Scissors – adult and child

- Staplers and staples

- Tape dispensers, scotch tape, double-sided tape

- Tissue boxes

- Travel sized deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste

- Ziploc bags – all sizes

- Whiteboard markers, erasers, cleaner

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