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Northern Virginia is home to 1.7 million people and thousands of businesses and has evolved into one of the nation's liveliest centers of commerce as measured by job creation, new business formation, residential and commercial construction and retail sales. Opportunities abound for business, education, and employment. Culturally and ethnically diverse, Northern Virginia is a great place to live, work and do business.
| The Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board is pleased to introduce our new
Northern Virginia Business Services Guide |
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This guide summarizes the many services that your business can utilize through the Northern Virginia SkillSource Centers in recruiting, hiring and retaining an outstanding workforce. The SkillSource is an investment in companies and job seekers - no financial strings are attached. We guarantee that you will find our staff accessible, courteous, and responsive. Please click on the links below to learn more on the many services we have to offer.
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The Northern Virginia Workforce Board has On-The-Job Training Wage Subsidy
Program
to Support Regional Employers
Effective January 20, 2004, the Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board
began utilizing On-The-Job Training wage subsidies to support regional employers
in hiring and training local workers. These wage subsidies can be used among
a number of regional industry clusters and can support up to 50% of the new
worker's wages for up to three (3) months. For more information about the new
OJT Wage Subsidy Program, contact the NVWIB Executive Director, David Hunn,
at (703) 752-1606 or email at david.hunn@myskillsource.org.
Download PDF Copies of the NVWIB OJT Contract, the Matrix
of Authorized Payment Levels and the Listing
of Procedures for OJT Agreement Approvals for information, review
and action.
The Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Area was formed by seven counties
and cities (Fairfax, Fairfax City, City of Falls Church, Loudoun, Prince William,
Manassas, and Manassas Park) under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. The
Workforce Investment Board administers the federally funded employment & training
program, which serve adults and families (economically disadvantaged) and other
eligible workers who have lost their jobs. The Workforce Investment Area supports
public/private partnerships involving local government, business and industry,
labor, education and training institutions, employment services, and community
support organizations.
Center for Business Planning and Development is in Falls Church, Virginia. Find
out more by clicking here.
- Placement and Staffing
- Business Service Center
- Northern Virginia Labor
Market Information System
- Job Posting
- Resume Bank
- Federal Bonding Program
The Northern Virginia Labor Market Information
System was based on the 2005 Regional survey of employers in the Northern
Virginia Business community. It was created to provide employers with valuable
information about skill sets, labor market trends and salary infromation to
help them find the right candidates to fit their needs. Free to use and a valuable
resouce.
NOVAGATE
Project NOVAGATE—Northern Virginia Growing America Through Entrepreneurship—is a new initiative designed to help dislocated adult job seekers over 45 years old start and expand their own small business in Northern Virginia.
Contact your local One-Stop office
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