WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES

With many educational and workforce training opportunities available, Virginia Beach is able to provide a comprehensive network to help ensure that its residents are educated and ready to enter the workforce of today and tomorrow.

Some of the workforce services and programs available to Virginia Beach businesses include:

Virginia Employment Commission

Offers career assistance for job seekers, employment services for veterans, employer services for businesses of all sizes, and unemployment benefits.

Virginia Jobs Investment Program

Encourages the expansion of existing Virginia businesses and the start-up of new ones in Virginia by providing assistance to find and develop a skilled workforce.

Hampton Roads Workforce Council

Provides workforce development solutions to businesses needing qualified workers, and job seekers in search of job openings and training opportunities.

SCHOOL-TO-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS

Helps employers develop apprenticeship programs that supply a highly skilled workforce by combining on-the-job training and in-classroom instruction.

CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

Offered by the Virginia Beach Public Schools system and focuses on workforce readiness with particular emphasis on STEM education.

Early Childhood Education Initiative

Ensures school readiness and reading proficiency of young children 0-8 so they succeed in school—a critical investment in building the workforce of tomorrow.

Apprenticeship Institute collaborates with Virginia Beach employers to develop registered apprenticeship programs that are designed to supply a highly skilled workforce. Pictured here is IMS Gear, a manufacturer of automotive parts located in Virginia Beach. IMS Gear has been collaborating with TCC since 2014 when they started to offer advanced training to a group of assembly line machinists seeking career advancement.

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