New Online Basic and Advanced Wastewater Licensure Courses

NOVA’s Workforce Development Division in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is pleased to offer the Basic and Advanced Wastewater Licensure Review courses as online courses to assist wastewater treatment plant operators and trainees in preparing for wastewater licensure examinations.   The online version includes the same material as the classroom version, but has many advantages including;

  • Gives you the opportunity to progress through the material at your own pace (up to 6 months)
  • Learn quality up to date information from by an industry expert.
  • Access courses from the convenience of your computer or tablet.
  • Fantastic Price

For more information and to register please visit our website http://www.nvcc.edu/wdce/alexandria/specialized/wastewater.asp

“Name the WDD Catalog” Contest Winners Honored

“Name the WDD Catalog” contest winners (l-r) Pat Carrow (WDD) and Khadijah Ali-Coleman (AL)

On Monday November 19 a luncheon was held at the Ernst Center’s President’s Dining Room to honor the winners of the “Name the WDD Catalog” contest.  The winners Pat Carrow (WDD) and Khadijah Ali-Coleman (AL) were glad to be a part of this process and were pleased about the results.  The new catalog name “The Workforce Link” and slogan “Building Skills, Creating Success” will be featured on the cover of the spring 2013 course catalog cover, which is currently available on the Workforce Development Division website www.nvcc.edu/workforce

Workforce Development Division Hosts Workforce Industry Building Learning Series Kickoff

“William Gary, VP Workforce Development Division VP, Dr. Ronald Ross, Speaker and Workforce Development Division staff”

 

On Monday September 24 the Workforce Development Division hosted the first ever Workforce Industry Building Learning Series kickoff event.  The purpose of this series is to build the Workforce Development Division business services brand with the Northern Virginia business community.  More than ninety executives representing the Northern Virginia business community came to Annandale’s Ernst Center for this informative Cyber Security event. The keynote speaker was Dr. Ronald Ross, who is considered one of the top 50 Information Technology Decision makers in government.  He discussed detailed steps businesses can take to integrate cyber security requirements into main stream organizational mission and business processes.   Based on a feedback survey 100% of the attendees found the event “informative and interesting.”

                The demand for events like this is very strong as 94% of attendees said they would attend future NOVA learning series events. Several attendees expressed appreciation to Workforce Development Division staff for producing this event and would like to work with the Workforce Development Division in developing training programs for their businesses.   As a result of this strong response and demand the Workforce Development Division plans to host future Workforce Industry Building Learning events around topics of critical interest to our business customers.

 

Workforce Development Division Offers “Resiliency Training”

Stress in the workplace isn’t new, but today’s rapid-fire pace has brought job stress to new levels. Many people are dealing with increased workloads, decreased benefits, worries about job security, and technology that makes it hard to “unplug.” Studies show that individuals with high job stress incur significantly higher health care costs. Companies must find ways to overcome this because it impacts their success and their bottom line.

In this new one-day Resiliency in the Workplace workshop offered by NOVA’s Workforce Development Division, uncover ways to boost morale, increase productivity and combat the effects of stress in challenging working conditions. Based on extensive resiliency research, this training is designed for individuals or groups from any occupation … and will give participants skills to persevere, adapt and even thrive in challenging workplace settings.

To register for this one-day workshop please visit our website http://www.nvcc.edu/wdce/annandale/ and follow the Resiliency Training link.  Please contact Martha Kossoff at 703-323-3053 if you have any questions.

 

Workforce Development Division Offers Tradesmen License Renewal Courses Online

The WDD now offers Tradesmen License Renewal courses for electricians, HVAC mechanics, master plumbers, and gas fitters ONLINE.

Up until this time, we have been offering these courses in a classroom setting. As an added convenience tradesmen who need to renew their licenses can now do so with our online courses.  Registration is continuous and tradesmen can begin a course when they choose. 

Online registration is available at:  http://www.nvcc.edu/wdce/pwregional/ 

Listed below are the course codes and numbers:

  • Continuing Education for Tradesmen – Electricians (ELEC 1924-01M) Class #69442
  • Continuing Education for Tradesmen – HVAC (HVAC 1902-01M) Class #69443
  • Continuing Education for Tradesmen – Plumbers (PLMB 1904-01M) Class #69444
  • Continuing Education for Tradesmen – Gas Fitters (GASF 1903-01M) Class #70245

Please contact Cindy Langguth at 703-257-6590 if you have any questions on the process.