Category — Workforce Development

9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Peninsula Workforce Development Center (PWDC)
600 Butler Farm Road, Hampton VA 23666

Don’t miss this opportunity to meet your future employer!

Bring your resume and discuss employment options with several companies. Potential full-time, part-time, internship, and co-op opportunities are available.

Career Success Workshops will run from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Take advantage of all the Career Services Office has to offer. For additional information, call 757-865-5882.

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Last year, John Mitchell walked into Thomas Nelson Community College Workforce Development looking for a successful career. One year later, he is living his dream. On July 22, he began his career as a nuclear pharmacist technician and plans to continue on his path to becoming a nuclear pharmacist.

The Pharmacy Technician Certificate Program is just one example of accelerated workforce training that TNCC offers for in-demand careers. These programs are ideal for dislocated workers who need to train for new careers quickly and for busy adults who want to increase their earning potential. Mitchell used the services of the One-Stop center to search for a career and identify funding to help finance his education. The Center is located in the Peninsula Workforce Development Center adjacent to the TNCC Hampton campus.

“Everyone said it would take me five years, but I didn’t have that long,” says Mitchell. Thanks to TNCC I was able to finish the program in three months and start my new career within one year.” [Read more →]

BY SABINE HIRSCHAUER

9:54 PM EDT, July 14, 2009

If you can spare a minute or two and have a thought, an idea or opinion on how to fight poverty in your community, join in a conversation this weekend.

Act on Poverty is a poverty summit and a simultaneous conversation Saturday. The Peninsula location and time is from 10 a.m. to noon at Thomas Nelson Community College’s Peninsula Workforce Development Center. The sessions will be held in Rooms 1301 to 1303 at 600 Butler Farm Road in Hampton.

TNCC is one of the 26 community colleges across the state participating on Saturday.

Food for thought about poverty:

• Virginia has the 10th-lowest poverty rate nationwide, according to a recent 2009 American Community Survey, but that rate remained pretty much unchanged since 1989.

• About 50 percent of poor Virginians are white, nearly 37 percent are black and the rest are Hispanic and Asian.

• Most of poor Virginians — more than 20 percent — have less than a high school education, and nearly 70 percent of impoverished children live in families headed by a single mother.

On Saturday, people can also share their ideas via e-mail to poverty@governor.virginia.gov.

Act on Poverty will be the largest ever, simultaneous conversation focusing on fighting Virginia’s poverty, according to state officials.

For more information about Act on Poverty, go to www. hhr.virginia.gov/poverty summit

Williamsburg, VA – Williamsburg residents now have convenient training close to home. For the first time, Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) in partnership with Boston Reed College will offer a one-day-a-week, fast paced Certified Clinical Medical Assistant training program at the new Discovery Center for Economic and Workforce Development in Williamsburg. Classes for this affordable, six-month program are offered only on Saturdays, making it ideal for busy adults seeking a quick entry into the health care industry. The program begins July 25, 2009 and ends on Saturday, January 23, 2010.

“We want to provide accelerated short-term training opportunities for people living in the Historic Triangle area,” said Dr. Denise Seigfeldt, TNCC Director of Continuing and Professional Education. “With the current economic downturn and layoffs, people are looking for fast career training that will lead to good-paying jobs. This program meets their needs,” adds Siegfeldt. The program offers a hands-on externship for all participants, and education loans are available.

Health care is one of the largest employment sectors in the country, and job opportunities are expected to increase as baby boomers age. Clinical medical assistant duties range from recording vital signs to filing medical records. Starting pay averages $10-$16 per hour. TNCC Workforce Development offers a full range of health care training and certification programs that are available during day, evening and weekend hours. In addition to the Clinical Medical Assistant program, the college also offers Orthopedic Technician, Medical Billing and Coding Specialist and Pharmacy Technician programs. With these certificates and additional training, people may pursue nursing or more advanced jobs. For more information, visit http://www.tncc.edu/workforce or call 757-825-2937.

RICHMOND — Governor Timothy M. Kaine has announced that Virginia will join forces with Microsoft in an innovative public-private partnership to provide free technology training to displaced workers. Through the Microsoft Elevate America program, the software and technology giant will work with the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) to distribute 11,250 vouchers for technology training and certification. Elevate America also provides a wide variety of other free resources on its website including basic skills training and career resources to find internships and jobs. (The specially dedicated telephone number set up at Thomas Nelson’s Workforce Development for Elevate America is 865-5874).

“Virginia already has one of the best workforce development systems in the country—this program means we’ll have another exciting tool at our disposal,” said Governor Kaine. “This partnership will provide thousands of Virginians with the technology skills they need to attain and sustain employment as the economy recovers. At the same time, this critical training will ensure Virginia’s workforce emerges from this economic downturn stronger than ever—and ready to compete on a global level.”

Virginia will receive 5,000 vouchers for intermediate level online training, 5,000 vouchers for Microsoft business certification exams, and 1,250 vouchers for advanced technical professional online training:

• Each intermediate level training voucher can be used for training on Microsoft Windows or one of the products in the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Each testing voucher can be used for a Microsoft business certification exam, which when passed signifies a student is Microsoft certified in either Windows Vista or a specific Microsoft Office product.
• Advanced level vouchers are redeemable for training for individuals on technical professional career tracks in areas such as web development or database management.

In its role as Microsoft’s “designated partner” for administration of Elevate America in Virginia, VCCS will work with the Department of Education and Virginia’s workforce centers to distribute 1,500 training vouchers, 1,500 testing vouchers, and 400 advanced level vouchers each. VCCS will retain the remaining vouchers for distribution as needed. Vouchers will be distributed to citizens across the state on a first come, first served basis starting today.

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Williamsburg, Va. – Bring your co-workers and bag lunches, and attend a free series of customer service and leadership workshops at the Discovery Center for Economic and Workforce Development located in the New Town area at 5308 Discovery Park Boulevard. Each session is designed to instill behaviors for acknowledging and responding appropriately to a customer’s human needs – behaviors that often make the difference between losing a customer … and keeping one for a lifetime.

The sessions are as follows:

• Serving a World of Customers
  12:30 – 1:30 p.m., Thursday, July 16
  Learn and apply skills for providing helpful, sensitive and respectful service that is tailored to customers’ unique needs.

• Reaching for Stellar Service
  12:30 – 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 29
  Examine the value of stellar service and the role of the service provider in achieving it.

Classes are small and interactive, so seats are limited. Register today to reserve your space. You may register for one or two sessions by calling (757) 345-2806 or (757) 345-2786. You may also register via email at manfredm@tncc.edu or fallsc@tncc.edu. This free series is sponsored by Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC).

TNCC began offering classes at the Discovery Center in January 2009. The Center is a collaborative effort between TNCC, the College of William & Mary, and James City County. TNCC Workforce Development offers education, training and professional development programs for the business community, current company employees, entrepreneurs, transitional and dislocated workers needing to advance workplace skills. Leadership sessions are coming soon.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Bring your co-workers and bag lunches, and attend a free series of customer service and leadership workshops beginning May 20 at the Discovery Center for Economic and Workforce Development located in New Town at Center at 5308 Discovery Park Boulevard in Williamsburg.

Each session is designed to instill behaviors for acknowledging and responding appropriately to a customer’s human needs – behaviors that often make the difference between losing a customer … and keeping one for a lifetime.

Classes are small and interactive, so seats are limited. Register today to reserve your space. You may register for one or two sessions by calling (757) 345-2806 or (757) 345-2786. You may also register via email at manfredm@tncc.edu or fallsc@tncc.edu. This free series is sponsored by Thomas Nelson Community College. The sessions are as follows:

Teaming up for Seamless Service
12:00 – 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 20
Explore what it takes to deliver seamless service and to develop skills for addressing service issues with fellow service providers.

Reaching for Stellar Service
12:30 – 1:30 p.m., Thursday, May 28
Examine the value of stellar service and the role of the service provider in achieving it.

Leadership sessions are coming soon.

9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Peninsula Workforce Development Center (PWDC)
600 Butler Farm Road, Hampton VA 23666

Don’t miss this opportunity to meet your future employer!

Bring your resume and discuss employment options with several companies. Potential full-time, part-time, internship, and co-op opportunities are available.

Career Success Workshops will run from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Take advantage of all the Career Services Office has to offer. For additional information, call 757-865-5882.

• Driving Directions to Thomas Nelson Community College
• Hampton Campus Map (including the Peninsula Workforce Development Center)

Career Success Seminars offered in Room 1120 of the Peninsula Workforce Development Center

10:00 a.m. – 10-:45 a.m. Resume Tips that Work
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Interviewing Skills: How to Be Your Best Before, During and After the Interview
1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. How to Start Your Own Business
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. How to Secure a Federal Job
(Times subject to change, call 757-865-5882 to verify)

Wear professional business attire.

Current Companies and Departments Attending

AutoBell Car Wash, Inc.
Coca Cola Enterprises
City of Portsmouth – Police Department
Canon Virginia, Inc.
Daily Press
Eggleston Services
Frito-Lay
Goodwill Industries
James River Army Recruiting Company
Melani Bros., Inc.
Peninsula Worklink
Peninsula Metropolitan YMCA
Newport News Police Department
Newport News Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism
Northrop Grumman (Design Co-Op Program)
Senior Helpers
Southeast Virginia Advanced Manufacturing Pipeline (SEVAMP)
Small Business Administration
The Apprentice School
The NCO Group
Thomas Nelson Community College
Virginia Army National Guard
Virginia Air National Guard
Virginia Employment Commission
Virginia Troops to Teachers
Walgreens
West Corporation