Business & Industry

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is your partner for workforce training.


The Economic Development Department of the College can successfully partner with your business or organization to provide first class training to make your team competitive in the global marketplace. Serving eleven counties including Atkinson, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Coffee, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, and Wilcox, we work closely with our business partners to design and implement training initiatives to help meet the ever changing demands of running your operation. The goal of our highly trained team is to provide services for workforce and economic development that are effective, responsive, and cost-effective.

We can assist you in accomplishing this through customized contract training, continuing education, online learning opportunities, licensure testing, and much more. We can offer services at your location or at any of our state-of-the-art labs and teaching facilities. We have an extensive inventory of non-credit training curricula which can be tailored to meet the needs of your organization. Whether it is a one-time course or a series of courses, we are your partner to make it happen and get results! Click here to view/download our full current Course Schedule.

We invite you to learn more about what the Economic Development team of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College can do for you. We strive to be a leader in workforce development and maintain our mission of being the flagship technical college in the Technical College System of Georgia. Click here to sign up for our e-newsletter.

Lidell Greenway, CEDT
Vice President
Economic Development
lidell.greenway@wiregrass.edu
(229) 468-2240

For more information, contact any of our Economic Development professionals:

Ben Hill, Irwin, and Wilcox Counties
Christy Cobb, CEDT
Director of Economic Development
christy.cobb@wiregrass.edu
(229) 468-2218

   Coffee and Atkinson Counties
Christi Thomas, Microsoft Master Instructor, M.Ed
Director of Economic Development
christi.thomas@wiregrass.edu
(229) 468-2231
     

Cook, Berrien, and Brooks Counties
Bill Tillman, M.P.A., GCDF
Director of Economic Development
bill.tillman@wiregrass.edu
(229) 219-1379

   Lowndes, Lanier, and Echols Counties
April Lamon
Director of Economic Development
april.lamon@wiregrass.edu
(229) 333-2122, ext. 5
     
Continuing Education Specialist (Northern Region)
Gail Giddens
gail.giddens@wiregrass.edu
(229) 468-2074		   Continuing Education Specialist (Southern Region)
Sheree Boggs
sheree.boggs@wiregrass.edu
(229) 333-2122, ext. 2
     
CPR and First Aid Specialist
Deborah Richards
deborah.richards@wiregrass.edu
(229) 333-2122  ext. 3		  

 
 
 
 

 

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College provides cutting-edge professional, occupational and personal training and services to individuals, businesses, agencies and industries.

We also provide custom-designed training and seminars to meet specific workforce development needs in our eleven county service area.

Contact us at (229) 333-2122 or by email at training@wiregrass.edu

 

Contact us for WorkKeys Assessments

Angela Crance
Special Assistant to the President
Department of Special Services and Projects
Phone: (229) 333-2124
Fax: (229) 259-5540
angela.crance@wiregrass.edu

Dalphne Horton
Administrative Assistant
Department of Special Services and Projects
Phone: (229) 333-2121
Fax: (229) 259-5540
dalphne.horton@wiregrass.edu

Office Location:
Valdosta Campus
Brooks Hall, Room 502
4089 Val Tech Road
Valdosta, GA 31602

Office Hours:
Monday – Thursday
7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
7:30 a.m. – 12:00 Friday