This organization provides a channel through which students may exhibit leadership, voice concerns and enhance communication among students, faculty, and staff. The Georgia Occupational Award for Leadership is a recognition sponsored jointly at the state level by the Department of Technical and Adult Education and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. The purpose of the program is to give proper recognition to the dignity and importance of technical education in today's modern economy. All full-time diploma program students who have completed one or more quarters at the time of nomination are eligible to compete in the GOAL Program.
Instructors select and nominate their outstanding students.
From these nominations, students are screened and selected by committees at the local level. At the end of all local judging, a representative for Middle Georgia Tech is chosen for the state judging and awards program held in Atlanta. Grades, attitude, personal goals, and self-confidence are considered in selecting GOAL winners. This national organization for business and data processing students provides opportunities to develop vocational competencies for business occupations. PBL also promotes a sense of civic and personal responsibility.