March 12, 2026
March Newsletter: 6,000 employees complete foundational training in 1st week
The NextGen Project aims to modernize the state’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system by replacing PeopleSoft Financials and Human Capital Management with GA@WORK, a new cloud-based solution that will propel Georgia government into the forefront of technology and change the way we do business. Learn more about the NextGen Project.
What's New
6000 employees complete GA@WORK training in first week
The first week of GA@WORK training was a success with nearly 6,000 employees participating and passing the Employee Foundational Learning course. This course includes three trainings: Basic Navigation, Employee Self-Service and Manage My Learning.
Basic Navigation training is designed to equip users with essential skills to successfully navigate the GA@WORK homepage and get familiar with its features. Employee Self-Service training is designed to empower employees with the knowledge and skills to efficiently manage personal information, view compensation details, and handle time tracking and absence management tasks. Manage My Learning is designed to teach end users how to review and navigate the learning dashboard, including enrolling in and dropping courses, browsing the catalog, and creating personalized learning paths. Employees have until May 28 to complete all three trainings in this course.
Managers Foundational Learning Program enrollment began March 9.
Important training dates:
- March 16: Role-Based eLearning Program enrollment begins.
- April 6-June 4: Instructor-Led Training (ILT) sessions are ongoing for applicable learning programs.
- May 28: The recommended completion date for Employee and Manager Foundational Learning Programs is May 28. Completing courses by this deadline will support data conversion efforts and prepare learners for Role-Based Learning Programs. Learners are strongly encouraged to complete all assigned courses by May 28.
- June 11: All assigned Learning Programs must be completed for training data to be available on learner transcripts in GA@WORK.
If you need assistance accessing the training, submit a ticket to Learning Help.
New Get to Go-Live Calendar outlines agency tasks, roles
The Get to Go-live Calendar, available on the GA@WORK Resource Library under the new Get to Go-Live section, is a high-level view of agency activities that will need to be completed as we get closer to go-live. It is intended to give agencies awareness into all of the activities and due dates that will be coming up to ensure advanced preparation and to allocate any agency resources to assist in the completion of these activities.
The calendar will be a living document, with additional dates and details added as more information is finalized.
New Payroll Community launches March 19
Payroll Partners across the State of Georgia are being invited to a new Payroll Community meeting series.
Launching March 19 and continuing on the first Thursday of each month, these meetings will help payroll partners:
- Prepare their organization for the first payroll run in GA@WORK
- Review and ensure the accuracy of employee payroll related data now
- Understand coming changes and announcements about GA@WORK before and after go-live
- Keep agencies aware of payroll changes and benefit changes that impact payroll
- Develop an internal agency support approach to support agency staff with questions at go live
- Align on ongoing payroll activities across the State of Georgia
If you have questions, please contact [email protected].
What’s Next
Testing reaches its final round before GA@WORK go-live
Final testing is taking place during the months of March and April.
Multiple workstreams are working with agency testers to ensure relevant components and integrations work together. They include Grants End-to-end Testing, Payroll Accounting Testing and Warrant/Allotment Request Process Testing, among others.
If you have questions, please contact [email protected].
You Oughta Know
Final GA@WORK Change Readiness Survey launches April 13
The NextGen Project Team will soon deploy the final GA@WORK Change Readiness Assessment Survey ahead of the July go-live, and your participation is needed. The survey will be open to all future GA@WORK end users and will run April 13-24.
As the last readiness survey before go-live, it helps the team understand how prepared agencies are for the change to GA@WORK. Your feedback will help to focus communications, training materials and go-live support where they are needed most.
Training discussion leads February Procurement Huddle
During the February Procurement Huddle, the team shared updates on GA@WORK procurement training and agency readiness as the state prepares for the July 1 go-live. The session highlighted upcoming GA@WORK procurement training updates, including an overview of role-based learning programs and the instructor-led training schedule. The team also introduced new GA@WORK system training that will replace legacy TeamWorks and Team Georgia Marketplace courses.
The next Procurement Huddle is scheduled for March 25. Visit https://doas.ga.gov/Events to register.
HR Directors continue GA@WORK go-live preparations
The GA@WORK Implementation for HR Directors session on Feb. 18 provided updates on the project timeline and agency readiness as the state continues preparing for GA@WORK go-live in July.
The rollout of new training resources, including the Ready, Set, Go-Live Journey Checklist, were also discussed along with updates concerning payroll readiness activities. This included upcoming agency participation in daily payroll readiness check-ins during go-live, as well as guidance on position management best practices to support accurate organizational structures in GA@WORK.
You can view the February recording session here and the presentation here.
The next GA@WORK Implementation for HR Directors session will take place on March 18.