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Speir Employee Earns GED Through Central Georgia Technical College Adult Education Program, Advances Career with Apprenticeship

Posted on July 14, 2026July 14, 2026 by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Macon, Ga. — Determination, opportunity, and community partnership recently came together to change the trajectory of one employee’s career through Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) Adult Education program.
Ricky Nicklow, an employee of Speir & Associates Electrical Contractors, successfully earned his General Educational Development (GED) credential through CGTC in less than one month, now he qualifies for the SPEIR apprenticeship program through CGTC. His achievement highlights the flexibility and responsiveness of the College’s Adult Education program and the power of partnerships that remove barriers to workforce advancement. Read More

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Yohar Martínez Named 2025 Adult Education Outstanding Teacher of the Year (OTOY)

Posted on February 4, 2025February 4, 2025 by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Warner Robins, Ga. — Yohar Martínez has been named the 2025 Adult Education Outstanding Teacher of the Year (OTOY), an honor recognizing her exceptional contributions to the field of adult education and her transformative impact on students in her community.
Martínez, a proud native of Venezuela, is a passionate educator whose has leveraged experience learning English as a second language to her own classroom within the Adult Education Division. Her career focus to empower adult learners, Read More

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CGTC’S Adult Education EAGLE Delegate Selected as one of Eight Regional Finalists

Posted on January 30, 2025February 3, 2025 by Kiké Fuentes Duarte

Warner Robins, Ga. — The Technical College System of Georgia’s (TCSG) Adult Education Office recently announced Tequita Brown of CGTC as a finalist for its 2025 Dinah Culbreth Wayne Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) award.
Brown, nominated by her instructor, Lisa Dennis, participated in the College’s comprehensive judging process in the fall semester to be named its representative for competition in January. As one of the eight EAGLE regional finalists across Georgia she will represent CGTC at the 2025 EAGLE Leadership Institute in Atlanta in March 2025. Read More

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