In the US, apprenticeship is gaining momentum as an effective workforce development strategy. Now, Go Virginia Region 3 is strategizing how to leverage this practice across the Region. Nationally and locally, employers from countless industries are in a desperate search for employees with skills that fit their company’s needs. The combination of hands-on experience, classroom […]
To aid GO Virginia’s goal of supporting Virginia growth industries, and at the request of Region 3’s Council, GENEDGE and RTI International just completed a research study on High Value Wood Products (HVWP). The study outlines strategies for optimizing the economic impact of the wood products in Region 3’s rich forestry cluster. The study identified […]
Like all potential successes, Great Opportunities in Technology and Engineering Careers (GO-TEC) started with an intriguing (and logical) idea. Six educational partners working collaboratively to be both efficient and effective. Those partners made refined the idea, memorialized it, and moved it forward. GO-TEC is the first project to receive funding from GO Virginia Region 3. […]
It’s getting easier for students in Southern Virginia to do their homework thanks to Jeremy Satterfield and a few of his friends. TV White Space (TVWS) Homework Gap, an initiative launched by Microsoft, is bringing broadband internet to rural areas of Southern Virginia. Since 2015, approximately 250 homes in rural Charlotte County have received broadband […]
Dr. Julie Brown is spreading the word about workforce ready communities, and GO Virginia is lending a hand. “We’re very excited about what’s happening,” Brown says. “GO Virginia is a good way for us to make connections to expand the work ready community concept in Region 3 and across the state.” American College Testing (ACT) […]
Keith Harkins, Vice President of Workforce Development at Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC), knows the power of partnership. SVCC’s Power Line Worker Training Program, now in its third year, is the result of partnership between the community college system and the industry of electric cooperatives. “The chancellor of the Virginia Community College System held a […]
The concept for a cancer research and treatment center to be located in Halifax County had an unusual beginning….it started with a book on the New York Times bestseller list. “I learned about Henrietta Lacks from the book that later became a movie,” Halifax County Industrial Development Authority Executive Director Matthew Leonard says. “I was […]
“We all wear our county hats, but as a region we’re more powerful.” Linda Green, Director of Economic Development for the Southern Virginia Regional Alliance, made this timely observation at a GO Virginia Region 3 meeting earlier this year. Roger Scott, a member of the GO Virginia Region 3 Council, couldn’t agree more. “It’s all […]