PREP is designed to:
1.  Expand the available workforce to address the labor shortage in the healthcare industry in Rockdale County and surrounding communities.
2.  Provide workforce readiness programs.
3.  Strengthen job training and re-training programs AND access to these programs.
4.  Engage students in healthcare career education pathways that prepare them for post-secondary education in the industry.
5.  Provide resources and strategies to overcome obstacles to training and employment such as child care, transportation, education, language, and basic skills.

PREP brings together business, industry, community, and education to create training and job opportunities that lead to fnancial success for Rockdale’s families. 

Employers who participate as a PREP partner enjoy benefts such as:

• access to clinical-based assistance,
• potential tax credits,
• reimbursement for training,
• skilled workers available for hire, and
• stable, satisfied employees.

PREP Partners

• Acuity Brands Lighting
• Atlanta Regional Commission
• Workforce Development
• City of Conyers
• Conyers-Rockdale Chamber of Commerce
• Conyers Rockdale Economic Development Council
• DeKalb Technical College
• Georgia Department of Labor
• Georgia Perimeter College
• Georgia Power Company
• Georgia Work Ready
• KidsNet Georgia
• Rockdale Coalition for Children and Families
• Rockdale County Government
• East Metro Health Department
• Miller Chapel Baptist Church
• Rockdale Career Academy
• Rockdale County Faith Community
• Rockdale County Public Schools
• Rockdale Emergency Relief
• Rockdale Medical Center
• Shurett Dental Group
• Snapping Shoals EMC
• United Way of Metro Atlanta
• United Way Rockdale

 For more information, please contact PREP@rockdale.k12.ga.us.

PREP does not discriminate on the basis of  sex, sexual orientation, race, color, age, religion, national origin, or disability in educational programs, activities, or employment policies and practices.