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Welcome to Workforce Development Services (WDS)

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Virginia's Community Colleges align education and economic development to extend workforce development courses, training and programs into the community. WDS prepares the emerging workforce by providing students with greater access to career options; serves employers through flexible and customized training; and, offers portable skills and credentials to the the incumbent and displaced workforce.  Last year, more than 254,000 people benefitted from workforce programs and services across the Commonwealth. To learn more about our accomplishments in workforce development, be sure to read our supplement to the 2009 VCCS Annual Report.

Want to know how we're Building Tomorrow's Workforce? Check out the stories of those who have beneffited from some of our programs by clicking on the red viewbook to the left.

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  Advisory Council

The Workforce Development Advisory Council serves as an advisory body to the Vice Chancellor of Workforce Development Services (WDS) on system-wide matters related to credit and non-credit workforce instruction/services and to economic and community development.

Subscribe to our E-newsletter!

To learn more about workforce development at Virginia's Community Colleges, read the most current issue of @WDS, our e-newsletter. Receive the monthly newsletter by sending us your email address. We welcome your comments and suggestions. 

Resources/Archives

Workforce Development Academy
Workforce Dateline 09 Update
The Role of Workforce-Related Noncredit Education & Training in Today's Economy, 7.8.08
Resource Guide for Local Workforce Boards During State-level WIA Transition
State-level Functional Contact List for Local Workforce Investment Areas
Guidance for Community College Involvement in the Development and Operation of the WIA One-Stops
Virginia's Community Colleges Workforce MOU
Disability Program Navigators

Contact

Mailing Address 
VCCS Workforce Development Services
James Monroe Building
101 North 14th Street, 15th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Fax: (804) 819-4772

System Office Staff

 
Central Virginia Community College students participate in an engineering program partnership with  AREVA Np, Inc. and the University of Virginia.


                  Upcoming Events

November 5: Virginia Workforce Council, Workforce Services Committee meeting
December 9 - 11: Hire Education conference
January 7: Virginia Workforce Council committee and business meetings

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                    Quick Links

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           Career
           Noncredit

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