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NOVA Workforce

Vision: To be a community and industry leader in workforce development.
Mission: To provide customer focused workforce solutions for the community that assist and support regional businesses and employers develop and sustain a qualified workforce enabling them to be a high-performing operation.

The Services we provide include:

• Customized Training (at the business site or on campus)
• Continuing Education & Professional Development
• Consultation on Organizational Development

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New Northern Virginia Praxis Testing Center

We are pleased to announce that the NOVA Workforce Professional Test Center will be offering the computer-delivered PRAXIS/School Leadership Series tests beginning on July 14 through July 26, 2014. The host for this new testing center is Northern Virginia Community College.  The new testing center will be conveniently located at 7630 Little River Turnpike, Suite 600, Annandale, VA 22003. The phone number for this new testing center is 703-323-3102.

 

The PRAXIS/SLS tests are used for the licensing and certification of teachers, principals, superintendents, and other school leaders. These tests measure candidates’ knowledge and skills and is a requirement for the state of Virginia. Candidates may register to test at our location at www.ets.org/praxis and check for information about our August 4 through August 16, 2014 testing session.

 

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New NOVA and George Mason Collaboration

This photo shows the first floor just hours after the joint agreement was signed.
This photo shows the first floor just hours after the joint agreement was signed.

 

NOVA’s Loudoun Campus and George Mason University have entered into an exciting new collaboration at Loudoun’s Signal Hill facility, also the home of the Workforce Development Division in Loudoun.  The two colleges will be moving in together on the first and second floors of Signal Hill, sharing classrooms and offering joint programming, including Workforce Development Division healthcare programming.  GMU is scheduled to move in with NOVA in June.  As soon as the agreement was signed by all parties, demolition and reconstruction of the first floor began.

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Workforce Development to Host Oil and Gas Industry Certification Program Information Sessions

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On January 15, 2014, NOVA’s Workforce Development Division will host two information sessions for their Oil and Gas Industry Certification Program.  The Two information sessions will be held at NOVA’s Woodbridge Campus, Arts and Science Building, Room 116 at the following times.

  • Session 1: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
  • Session 2: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Seating for both sessions is limited. Light refreshments will be served.   Free Parking will be available in any B student parking lot.  For additional information and to register for either session, please call Stephanie Loving at 703-878-5755.

 

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Workforce Development Division Launches New Business Coalition

The NOVA Workforce Development Business Coalition (NOVA-WDBC) is a newly formed group comprised of NOVA representatives, business industry and government professionals. The WDBC works together to determine, develop, and implement training and education solutions for production of a skilled workforce in the areas of industry need. The WDBC is needed to provide NOVA WDD with direct input from the business industry on what training and education programs need to be developed and delivered to the workforce to produce the skills being sought by employers. The NOVA-WDBC will focus on the skills gaps and high need areas in a clear and timely fashion in order to help produce more qualified skilled workforce personnel for industry and government.  The first meeting of the WD Business Coalition will be December 3, 2013 at the Ernst Center on the NOVA Annandale Campus, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM.  For more information please contact Cinthia Molinari via email camolinari@nvcc.edu  or phone 703-323-3281.

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New Training Collaboration Leads to First Graduation

NOVA Staff, Wendy Tetteh, Job Center Coordinator and Students.
NOVA Staff, Wendy Tetteh, Job Center Coordinator and Students.

 

NOVA’s Workforce Development Division is pleased to announce a training collaboration with the Fairfax County Department of Family Services *(VIEW program).  This collaboration has given us the opportunity to offer an Administrative Assistant Training Program at their new Fairfax Job Center in the Fairfax County Department of Family Services.  The new Fairfax Job Center opened its doors during the first week of September, and we are honored to support their initiatives and look forward to serving the needs of their clients through ongoing customized training.

The first training class was presented Certificates of Completion by their instructor, Yvonne Morton, Adjunct Professor at Northern Virginia Community College on Friday, October 11.  Ms. Morton opened her comments to the ten students with the following group rally: “IT ONLY GETS…(cheered in sync) BETTER!” This group rally is indicative of the collaboration that was established between NOVA and the VIEW program.  We look forward to a long-term contract training collaboration with this vital community program.

 

* The Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare (VIEW) supports the efforts of families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to achieve independence through employment. VIEW focuses on the participants’ strengths and provides services to help them overcome job-related challenges, as well as personal, medical and family challenges that affect employment.