NORFOLK, Va. – With unemployment rates so high and many businesses closed, finding a job right now is tough. That’s why the Hampton Roads Workforce Council is holding a series of virtual workshops for people looking for jobs. The online sessions are…
Over the last couple of years, industry, economic, and education entities have worked collaboratively — focusing efforts on ensuring a highly trained workforce, improving the talent pipeline, and tackling the skilled trade shortage. However, confronted with the COVID-19 pandemic, the…
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) – Many business owners and workers are struggling to keep up during the coronavirus shutdown. In an effort to help smalls business owners affected by the virus within the Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor Ralph Northam requested…
NORFOLK, Va. – Jeff Reynolds just got laid off on Thursday. He said he was part of a paint job at a hotel that got stopped. He drove over to the Virginia Career Works Center in Norfolk, but the doors…
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Hampton Roads Workforce Council helps people find jobs, but right now they are trying to help those who are unemployed or furloughed because of the coronavirus. Shawn Avery, who is the president and CEO of…
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Inside Tidewater Community College’s Center for Workforce Training, a group of women is getting a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn skills many never thought they’d never get the chance to learn. Campbell says she tried welding in…
Secretary Scalia Joins Congressman Bobby Scott on tour of American Job Center & Hampton Roads Veterans Employment Center Norfolk, VA — February 3, 2020 — The Hampton Roads Workforce Council today announced that U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia visited…
Business leaders across eastern Virginia are demonstrating how cooperation can bridge skills gaps between the current workforce and job openings in local industries. After forming the Southeastern Virginia Regional Workforce Collaborative last fall, the Hampton Roads Workforce Council and the…
A new Google pilot program could help Hampton Roads job seekers find high-paying jobs and training options, but one workforce expert says there’s still more companies can do to connect people to local resources. The enormous tech company recently announced…