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For Immediate Release Wednesday, June 9, 2021 
Gov. Kemp Announces Technical Skills Training Commitment to Prepare 5,500 Georgians for Cloud 
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Atlanta, GA -- Today, Governor Brian P. Kemp announced a collaborative initiative between the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), the Georgia Department of Education (GADOE), the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide cloud computing training and education to 5,500 learners statewide by 2024. Through this initiative, high schools and technical colleges in Georgia will offer cloud computing courses and credentials that align with skills needed to pursue indemand technical careers. 
"The tech industry in Georgia is rapidly growing with exciting job opportunities for Georgians," said Governor Kemp. "This collaboration with AWS will ensure our citizens have access to innovative training and education to help prepare them for tech jobs in Georgia." 
The state of Georgia will work with the AWS Academy program to provide educational institutions with no-cost, ready-to-teach, cloud computing curricula that prepares students for industry-recognized AWS Certifications and in-demand cloud jobs. Educators at participating institutions will receive instructor training taught by AWS experts and access to a limited number of AWS Certification exams at no cost as they qualify to become AWS Academy accredited educators. Students can also access self-paced online training courses and labs from AWS. 
"The use of cloud-based technologies is growing rapidly in Georgia, which means there is greater demand for a workforce skilled in this area," said TCSG Commissioner Greg Dozier. "We are excited to launch this partnership because it will provide students and existing information technology workers with the most up-to-date training available to ensure success in this growing field." 
 
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