People are our most valuable resource
Virginia Manufacturing Region’s labor force totals over 380,000 qualified individuals. This pool is fed by over 14 higher education institutions, with multiple universities ranked highest in the world. These institutions are complemented by a workforce training partner that works with employers to customize training programs for their unique needs.
Community College Workforce Alliance (CCWA):
CCWA specializes in custom training for corporations located in the area. Companies can enroll employees in courses to achieve specific training or certification needs, or utilize CCWA resources and expertise from peer companies in the region to create new, custom courses. Training can be conducted anywhere as needed, from a standard classroom to right on the factory floor.
Over the past four years alone, CCWA has:
- Conferred 7,000+ Career Readiness Certificates, certifying workers’ preparedness for trainability and effectiveness, completed job profiling for 30 companies, which maximizes efficiency for matching employees to jobs
- Created 150+ custom courses for companies with more than 1,600 students and participants
Other Key Strengths of CCWA:
- Organizational Assessment and Development
- Leadership Development
- Project Management, Sales and Customer Service Improvement
- Productivity and Efficiency Enhancement
- Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, Quality Assurance
- Strategic Planning
- Communication Skills
- Human Resource Systems
- E-Learning Curriculum
- Design and Training Professional Meeting Facilitation Skills
