With Gov. Terry McAuliffe recently signing legislation that will pay for two-thirds of the cost of professional certificate programs for people seeking skilled blue-collar work, area business-oriented organizations are cheering the coming opportunities. The state budget provides about $20 million in the 2016-2018 biennium for the New Economy Workforce Credential Grant Fund and Program, according […]
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Chamber highlights workforce development programs at summit
Nearly one in five families in Albemarle and Charlottesville do not make enough money to be considered self-sufficient, but city officials and Chamber of Commerce representatives spent Wednesday morning explaining their efforts to address the issue. The city’s economic development department is working with the Chamber on the Charlottesville Works Initiative. “We have enrolled 90 […]
