employees had completed the training. As Albany came together to get businesses back to work, others around the state began to take notice. In July, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce announced that they had joined The Levee Studios to launch Unified Standards, a certified work force training program specifically designed for return-to-work procedures with COVID-19. The program, in both English and Spanish, is designed to work within the state’s requirements for 17 business sectors, as mandated by the governor’s office, and to create basic online training for safe return-to-work operations.
Unified Standards THE LEVEE STUDIOS TAKES ON THE CHALLENGE
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ome of the most creative people in town can be found at The Levee Studios, a full-service marketing agency located in downtown Albany. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, forcing business shutdowns all over the country, The Levee Studios owners Blake Cook and Tracy Goode brainstormed ways that they could help their own community recover. The answer was Do Process, a training platform developed by The Levee a couple of years ago to help the work force optimize performance by using videobased training.
Named for its purpose, Unified Standards brings all essential requirements together in one easyto-download app. It is built on the latest virtual training technologies and delivers a dashboard of video programs, testing documents, recommended best practices and detailed strategies to help businesses expedite their reopening and spur economic recovery. “As the largest business organization in Georgia, we are focused on economic recovery, talent and upskilling, and overall resiliency in every market,” said Georgia Chamber President and CEO Chris Clark.
“When we were gearing up to help businesses affected by the pandemic, we realized that this platform could be utilized for COVID-19 training,” said Goode. “Not only would this create a safer work environment for employees, but it would also create a safer environment for customers. Knowing that a business had completed standardized training on safety protocol and reopening guidelines would lead to a more comfortable and confident feeling in their customers and help get our economy jump started.” The Levee partnered with the City of Albany, Dougherty County, and the Albany Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) to provide COVID-19 safety certification training for local restaurants and similar food service businesses. The program is being offered free to local eating establishments. By mid-July, almost 400 Albany-based restaurant
LOCAL RESTAURANTS – INCLUDING CHAMBER MEMBERS NEWK'S EATERY; CHEHAW FOOD SERVICES; STEWBO'S AND THE CATCH, HENRY CAMPBELL'S, HARVEST MOON AND THE MANOR HOUSE AT MERRY ACRES; MI CASA MEXICAN RESTAURANT AND LOCO'S PUB & GRILL.
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