/Institutions/Savannah-Technical-College/json/2021-2022/Academic-Catalog-local.json

/Institutions/Savannah-Technical-College/json/2021-2022/Academic-Catalog.json

Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL)

(A local, regional, and state competition involving students)

The Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) program was established in 1971 to recognize and reward excellence in technical education. The GOAL program is an outstanding example of education joining hands with business and industry. The objectives of the GOAL program are as follows:

1. To spotlight the role of technical education in our modern economy.
2. To reward those students who excel in learning a gainful skill.
3. To stimulate greater pride in workmanship.
4. To generate greater public respect and appreciation for the working man and woman.
5. To emphasize the dignity of work in our society.

Instructors nominate outstanding students for the GOAL program. A winner is then chosen by means of a two-part interview process. The Savannah Technical College winner competes at the consortia level and at the state level where Georgia’s technical college student of the year is announced.