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Governor Youngkin Declares November as Virginia Apprenticeship Month
Here’s What Apprenticeships Look Like in 2022 and Why They Are Important Now
It’s National Apprenticeship Week. Unlike internships, apprenticeships are usually a full-time, paid, structured, occupation-specific job. There are about 15,000 apprentices in Virginia, and Southwest and Southside will soon have a regional apprenticeship consortium.
Innovative Refrigeration Systems in Lyndhurst, Virginia, Receives the Virginia “Sharp” Designation Under the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s (DOLI) Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program
Commissioner Gary G. Pan announced today that the Innovative Refrigeration
Systems in Lyndhurst, Virginia, has been certified as a Virginia SHARP Worksite under the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP), the agency’s highest level of recognition for excellence in safety and health management systems for small businesses.
A 10-year pipeline of solar jobs in coal country?
12 schools in Wise and Lee counties will soon be powered through solar energy, and their students are learning the trade in the process.
ESCC Hosts Apprenticeship Signing Event
Eastern Shore Community College hosted Commissioner Gary Pan, Director Patricia Morrison , and members of their leadership teams for the signing of a Registered Apprenticeship agreement with Peraton Corp.
This Signing Day ceremony honors Chesterfield teens who landed jobs after high school
A Signing Day celebration in Chesterfield honored more than 50 high school students.
Trade school student benefits from ‘earn while you learn’ program
Colonial Webb Contractors HVAC service apprentice Brady Woodel discusses his trade school experience on ‘Varney & Co.’
Student Registered Apprenticeships give students big boost to future careers
Students in our hometowns are getting on-the-job training while still in high school through work-based learning.
We’re Hiring, Especially If You’re in High School and Want an Apprenticeship
Companies scrambling to fill openings are increasingly tapping students with promises of training and good wages.
CDC Provides Streamlined COVID-19 Guidance
The CDC released new guidance to help people better understand their risk and how to protect themselves and others.