Hampton, VA - Registered Apprenticeship Open House 16 July 2015 - Peninsula Workforce Development Center

Registered Apprenticeship Open House at the Peninsula Workforce Development Center

When: July 16, 2015  

3: 00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Where: Peninsula Workforce Development Center 600 Butler Farm Road Hampton, VA  23666

(Between TNCC’s campus and New Horizons)     

Employers

Canon Virginia, Inc.

City of Newport News, Human Resources

Continental

Hampton Roads Sanitation District

Harris Power & Equipment

Liebherr Mining Equipment

New Horizons Regional Education Centers

Newport News Public Schools

Newport News Shipbuilding

Salon Vivace

The Apprentice School (Newport News Shipbuilding)

Virginia Employment Commission

Wal-Mart Vision Center-Williamsburg

Youth Workforce Office, NHREC

And more….

Peninsula Worklink, Thomas Nelson Community College, and New Horizons Regional Education Center are pleased to announce a new level of partnership with The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry Registered Apprenticeship Programs.

Peninsula Worklink is the provider for federally funded Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA/WIA) programs for the Greater Peninsula region.  By partnering Registered Apprenticeship training with WIOA/WIA programs, trainees who are accepted into Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) Registered Apprenticeship Programs may receive federal funding assistance for required training and books.  (Trainees must meet WIOA/WIA eligibility requirements.)

In addition, employers who hire and sponsor WIOA/WIA registered career seekers for a DOLI Registered Apprenticeship training program, may receive 50% wage reimbursement for an initial period of on-the-job training through Peninsula Worklink’s On-the-Job Training (OJT) Program. 

Registered Apprenticeships offer valuable opportunities including:

§  Jobs that usually pay higher wages

§  Opportunity for advancement (Career pathways)

§  Nationally (and often, globally) recognized credentials

§  Opportunity for college credit and future degrees

§  On-the-job training with a competitive wage

Next steps:

·        Visit http://www.doli.virginia.gov/apprenticeship/registered_apprenticeship.html  to learn more

about Registered Apprenticeship training in Virginia  or

·        Visit http://tncc.edu/workforce-development/business-services/apprenticeships/ for a list of employers who are currently seeking apprentices  or

·        Visit http://nhgs.tec.va.us/apprenticeshipadulttraining/ The Center for Apprenticeship and Adult Training (CFAAT) at New Horizons or

·        Attend the Registered Apprenticeship Open House at the Peninsula Workforce Development Center

When:       July 16, 2015   3: 00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Where:      Peninsula Workforce Development Center

                   600 Butler Farm Road

                   Hampton, VA  23666

                  (Between TNCC’s campus and New Horizons)     

       

 To find out if you are eligible for WIOA/WIA federal funding assistance contact Peninsula Worklink

        at 757-766-4900 and arrange to attend an Orientation Workshop at the One-Stop Career Center,

        Peninsula Workforce Development Center, 600 Butler Farm Road, Hampton, VA  23666.