Welcome to Workforce Development Services (WDS)
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.
Advisory Council
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.
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Greg Troyer explores a career in engineering through a partnership with Central Virginia Community College, UVA and AREVA.
November 5: Virginia Workforce Council, Workforce Services Committee meetingDecember 9 - 11: Hire Education conferenceJanuary 7: Virginia Workforce Council committee and business meetings
Workforce Development Service Locator