<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:coverage>United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018</dc:coverage><dc:creator>Koon, Mary Downing</dc:creator><dc:date>2007-03-17</dc:date><dc:description>Encyclopedia article about the Technical College System of Georgia. The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG; formerly the Department of Technical and Adult Education) oversees the state's technical colleges, its economic and workforce development programs, and its adult literacy programs. Its headquarters are in Atlanta. The agency's primary objective is to create a well-educated, technically trained, and highly competitive workforce, thus ensuring economic success for both the state and its citizens. The TCSG commissioner, along with the State Board of Technical and Adult Education, which is composed of members from the state's thirteen congressional districts, and nine members at large, establishes standards, regulations, and policies for the operation of the TCSG.</dc:description><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:relation>Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.</dc:relation><dc:rights>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/</dc:rights><dc:source>Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.</dc:source><dc:subject>Georgia. Dept. of Technical and Adult Education</dc:subject><dc:subject>Technical education--Georgia</dc:subject><dc:subject>Vocational education--Georgia</dc:subject><dc:title>Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG)</dc:title><dc:type>Text</dc:type></oai_dc:dc>