Category: Link New online resources added to Virginia Ready career site November 3 Hampton Roads employers looking to hire welders, shipbuilders WTKR News 3 October 17 2 years into pandemic, learning partnerships crucial to talent search HRDive September 14 Virginia Ready Initiative retrains workers for in-demand jobs WHSV3 August 17 Virginia Ready Initiative retrains workers for in-demand jobs NBC12 August 17 Virginia Ready Initiative retrains workers for in-demand jobs WDBJ7 August 16 VA Ready looks to put a dent in the “paper ceiling” WFIR News Talk Radio August 16 Work it out Virginia Business August 10 Opinion: Virginia companies shouldn’t overlook “STARs” when hiring The Virginian-Pilot July 5 ‘It’s my turn’ | Chesapeake woman pursues lifelong career goal in her 50s WVEC — 13 News Now June 1 Training collaboration helps laid off executive assistant pursue Sentara nursing career The Virginian-Pilot May 10 Turning on a dime Virginia Business April 29 Virginia rep. tries tackling supply chain issues through truck driver incentives WTOP News April 11 VA Ready Chair of the Board Loretta Penn Honored as “NACD 2022 Directorship 100 Directors of the Year” StreetInsider.com April 11 ABC, VTA help incentivize new driver training in Virginia Bulk Transporter February 21 How Virginia is trying to get more truckers on the road WTOP News February 14 New initiative launched to recruit more truck drivers in Virginia — and get younger The Virginian-Pilot February 14 ‘Driver shortage’ sparks CDL partnership program in Virginia Land Line February 14 With truck drivers in demand, incentive program for training is expanded in Virginia Richmond Times-Dispatch February 7 New Virginia community college program aims to combat ongoing truck driver shortage WSLS-10 January 24 This new partnership aims to get more drivers behind the wheels of tractor-trailers WTVR - CBS 6 News Richmond January 12 VA Ready Partners With Virginia Trucking Association To Get Drivers On The Road HRTech News January 5 Virginia Partnership Aims to Recruit, Train Drivers in the State Transport Topics January 5 New careers, vanishing applicants: Here’s why some employers can’t find workers The Virginian-Pilot October 25 Startups are on the rise and so are the companies helping them CBS Richmond August 23 Workers in Richmond and beyond are switching jobs – and fields – for better work-life-balance and remote work Richmond Times Dispatch July 16 Virginia Ready Initiative opens up to all Virginians NBC12 June 17 Op-Ed: Business leaders are the key to ending labor shortages for good The Hill June 14 Richmond’s Morning News with John Reid: Caren Merrick (May 13, 2021) WRVA May 13 A record 44% of small businesses struggled to hire workers in April, and more than a third raised prices, study finds Business Insider May 12 EXPLAINER: Did US hiring slow because of a ‘labor shortage’? Associated Press May 10 Virginia non-profit VA Ready partners with Fairfax Radiology WDVM April 1 Pell Grants for workforce training The Free Lance-Star March 30 FOX 5 On The Hill Report: VA Ready FOX 5 March 23 Why the pandemic left long-term scars on global job market Associated Press March 10 Why CEOs Need To Promote Lifelong Learning In Their Companies Forbes Business Council March 4 Nonprofit Retraining Initiative Reaches 1,300 Enrolled Daily News Record February 24 Virginia Ready offers free training to unemployed residents ABC Richmond February 10 DC area ranks No. 1 for IT job postings WTOP News January 19 VA Ready Scholars Talk About the Program ABC Richmond January 15 CEO Caren Merrick Talks VA Ready WRVA January 13 Sentara, Virginia Ready partnering to provide free training for healthcare careers Wavy 10 December 24 This nonprofit is giving unemployed Virginians $1K to find a new career The Prince George Journal December 16 New partnership offers new healthcare jobs to Hampton Roads; plus, get paid to get trained ABC Norfolk December 15 Nonprofit group is giving unemployed Virginians $1K to find a new career field Independent Messenger December 13 Nonprofit Gets ‘VA Ready’ for Changing Job Market The Dogwood December 1 VA Ready Co-Founder Glenn Youngkin Discusses The Initiative’s Mission News Radio WRVA November 24 Bank of America gives $1 million to Northern Virginia Community College for job training initiative Washington Business Journal November 19 Caren Merrick (CEO) talks Virginia Ready WSVA November 19 Workers seek new skills as virus lingers The Central Virginian November 17 Virginia Ready: training unemployed and underemployed workers in high-demand fields Good Morning Washington November 16 Nonprofit Helping Unemployed Residents Get Back to Work VPM November 13 VA nonprofit offering incentives for people to get new job training WTKR November 4 VA Ready expands to include underemployed Virginians Times Virginian November 4 VA Ready expands program to get more Virginians back to work CBS Richmond November 3 Local non-profit VA Ready committed to helping Virginians get back to work ABC Richmond November 2 VA Ready has fast and free retraining for good, open jobs in Virginia WTOP News November 2 Non-Profit VA Ready Focused on Rapid Training for In-Demand Jobs The Virginia Star October 30 Virginia Ready expands job training program NBC 12 Richmond October 30 Nonprofit helps career training become accessible after COVID job disruption Local DVM October 29 VA Ready receives community empowerment fund award from Microsoft to help reskill Virginians for in-demand jobs The Altavista Journal October 28 VA Ready Expands Credential Program to Include Underemployed Virginians Independent Messenger October 28 Program to reskill unemployed Virginians hit hard by the pandemic expands CBS Richmond October 27 Northam sends $116 million to higher education, as new partnership focuses on work force opportunities Richmond Times Dispatch October 27 Virginia Ready Initiative expands job training program Augusta Free Press October 24 New employment program aiming to stretch to southwest Virginia WJHL October 24 Virginia nonprofit helping people get back into the workforce NBC Charlottesville October 23 Virginia nonprofit helping people get back into the workforce NBC 12 October 23 VA ready participant believes program is changing his life ABC News Richmond October 23 Nonprofit works with community colleges to help people impacted by COVID-19 CBS 19 October 22 New employment program aiming to stretch to southwest Virginia WFXR TV October 22 VA Ready expands to include underemployed workers in Virginia WCYB October 22 Virginia Ready expands job training to underemployed Virginians The Progress Index October 20 Nonprofit Helps Virginians Pay for Education, Begin New Careers NBC Washington October 8 Helping people get back to work: $1K incentives for training. Here’s how it works WY Daily October 1 Getting back to work: Va. non-profit offers job training, $1K awards to the unemployed ABC 7 - WJLA September 29 Non-profit Helping Laid-Off Workers in Virginia FOX 5 - DC September 29 Non-profit retrains out-of-work Virginians to find new jobs CBS 6 Richmond September 25 Unemployed? New nonprofit aims to get Virginians back to work WAVY10 September 15 Training Programs Connect Workforce to In-Demand Jobs Loudoun Virginia Economic Development September 14 Restart Your Career with VA Ready WINA News Radio September 9 Reskilling for a changing economy: A discussion with Glenn Youngkin McKinsey & Company September 1 Nonprofit Helps Virginians Get Back to Work Cheddar August 26 New effort to help Virginia residents get job training NBC Richmond August 25 Camp Announces Partnership, Grants The Smithfield Times August 25 New Effort to Help Virginia Residents Get Job Training Shore Daily News August 25 State program aims to connect, retrain unemployed for workforce NBC Central VA August 25 $1,000 incentive being offered for those who complete Va. community college job training programs Daily Progress August 23 Nonprofit offering $1,000 cash reward for unemployed Virginians who complete job training programs Richmond Times-Dispatch August 22 New effort to help Virginia residents get job training AP News August 22 New effort to help Virginia residents get job training WTOP News August 22 Nonprofit offering $1,000 cash reward for unemployed Virginians who complete job training programs Danville Register and Bee August 22 Danville Community College joins Virginia Ready initiative Star Tribune August 12 ‘Virginia Ready Initiative’ gets unemployed workers ready to restart their careers CBS Richmond July 28 Work Talk Podcast Episode 36- The Virginia Ready Initiative VA Career Works New River Mount Rogers Region July 20 VA Ready program retrains unemployed, partners businesses with community colleges WCYB-TV July 20 Shipyard parent company vows to help unemployment effort, train future workers ABC Hampton July 17 Huntington Ingalls partners with Virginia Ready Initiative to train, hire unemployed workers WVEC-NFK (ABC) July 16 The Virginia Ready Initiative: helping unemployed Virginians get back to work Good Morning Washington WJLA ABC 7 July 7 1901 Group Partners with VA Ready to Provide Job Training in Lieu of COVID-19; Sonu Singh, Caren Merrick Quoted Executive Gov July 2 Virginia Ready launches new job training program with community colleges, bonuses Richmond Free Press July 2 VA Ready Initiative launches new unemployment program WFIR-AM June 30 Non-Profit Offers Free Workforce Training in Virginia NBC Washington June 30 Carlyle co-CEO launches effort to get unemployed residents in US state back to work Private Equity News June 30 VA Ready aims to help out-of-work Virginians get back into a job Roanoke Times June 29 Nonprofit offers extra $1,000 to unemployed Virginians who get re-trained for a new career Virginian-Pilot June 29 GovCons Partner with Virginia Ready Initiative Washington Exec June 29 Non-Profit Offers Free Workforce Training in Virginia NB4 Washington June 29 Carlyle Co-CEO Launches Effort to Get Unemployed Virginians Back to Work Wall Street Journal June 29 Need a Job? Initiative Emphasizes Training to Help Virginians Find Work The Zebra June 29 Community colleges, businesses partner to get Virginians back to work Virginia Business June 29 Browse by tag: Becoming a Scholar credential achievement award healthcare Info Session interview job search LinkedIn resume scholar story skilled trades soft skills support services tech/it va ready news
