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State Workforce Development Staff (TCSG) will compile current labor market statistical information for: High-demand careers or emerging industries Future projection growth Industries with the highest demand Current employer trends This collaborative effort aims to ensure the State understands the labor market landscape in Georgia and maintains conversations with State Workforce Development Staff to help understand the current and future labor market trends while maintaining continued partnerships. Also, the State will continue collaborating with providers to offer and support resources, eliminating barriers for individuals to become self-sustaining. Coordination Coordination with the workforce development system consists of efforts to partner with workforce providers to directly serve SNAP E&T participants or to align the flow or types of services offered across programs. Describe any special State initiatives (i.e. Governor-initiated or through State legislation) that include SNAP E&T. Describe any efforts taken by the State agency to coordinate these programs, services, partners, and/or activities with the State's E&T program. The SNAP Works Program supports the Governor's Office’s High Demand Career Initiative (HDCI). HDCI was created in 2011 by Governor Nathan Deal to address employers’ inability to locate highly skilled and reliable candidates for Georgia’s workforce. HDCI proactively identifies workforce issues in the State and develops practical solutions. Several stakeholders, including employers, workforce development programs, nonprofits, and community colleges, collaborate to address the challenges facing Georgia's workforce. Describe the extent to which the State agency is carrying out SNAP E&T programs in coordination with title I programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The State remains actively engaged in its partnership with WorkSource Fulton. No barriers to co-enrollment have been identified between our service provider and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs. WorkSource Fulton offers Title I programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. WorkSource Fulton offers the following Employment and Training components to individuals receiving WIOA and SNAP: 1/28/26, 11:19 AM State Plan GA FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-gafy26stateplan//index.html 6/108