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Apprenticeships lead to high-paying jobs and fill workforce gaps in Hampton Roads, experts say

Apprenticeships lead to high-paying jobs and fill workforce gaps in Hampton Roads, experts say

Apprenticeships help disadvantaged workers get into high-paying jobs while helping employers develop employees and retain them longer, Hampton Roads experts say. “Apprenticeship is a phenomenal pathway into positive economic mobility and family-sustaining wages,” said Christina Brooks, senior director of community…
How companies can leverage our military community to bolster the region’s talent pipeline | Expert column

How companies can leverage our military community to bolster the region’s talent pipeline | Expert column

Employers understand that Hampton Roads is home to the largest naval base in the world — full of untapped talent and experience that exists within our military community. Yet, they often struggle with how to best engage with service members.…

IN THE NEWS: The Hampton Roads Workforce Council held a grand re-opening ceremony for its Virginia Career Works Portsmouth Center on Tuesday, Oct. 24.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The Hampton Roads Workforce Council held a grand re-opening ceremony for its Virginia Career Works Portsmouth Center on Tuesday, Oct. 24. For 14 years the center was located on George Washington Highway. It has now moved…

Hampton Roads Delegation Attends Workforce Readiness Mission to Germany

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Kelli Webb, The KBD Group kelliwebb@thekbdgroup.com  757.606.0289 Hampton Roads Delegation Attends Workforce Readiness Mission to Germany Workforce Development Stakeholders to Model German Vocational Education and Training Program STUTTGART, Germany – (Jul. 27, 2023)…