Virginia's Talent Advantage
A high-quality workforce solution for any company
Virginia offers a world-class talent base ready to meet current and future business needs in any industry. The Commonwealth is focused on becoming America’s top state for talent by attracting, developing, and retaining talent across industries. A deep, reliable pipeline ensures companies can access skilled workers for new and expanding operations, while Virginia's award-winning workforce solutions deliver customized training to meet specific hiring needs, helping companies ramp up quickly and grow with confidence.
ADP, Inc., Norfolk
A talented workforce built for now & what’s next
A talented workforce built for now & what’s next
No. 1
Top State for Business — Education
Source: CNBC, 2025
University of Lynchburg
No. 1
State in the South for Educational Attainment
Source: WalletHub, 2025
The Apprentice School, Newport News
No. 1
Customized Workforce Training Program
Source: Business Facilities, 2026
Radford University
Our Success Stories
Why companies
choose Virginia?
Amazon, Arlington County
The primary driver of this entire project (HQ2) was talent. Not just day one talent, but the ability to evaluate a talent pipeline.
CoStar Group, Inc., Richmond
We employ a highly educated and motivated workforce and chose [Virginia] as the ideal environment in which to grow our company because it offers access to an incredibly strong higher education system and a great quality of life.
Meet the talent team - your dedicated partners
Megan Healy leads Virginia’s workforce strategy efforts, helping businesses access and build the skilled talent needed for growth and expansion. Her role includes overseeing major statewide initiatives such as the Virginia Talent Accelerator Program, Virginia Office of Education Economics, RTSBO, and InternshipsVA, all focused on aligning workforce development with economic growth.
Steve leads the Virginia Talent Accelerator Program, delivering customized recruitment and training solutions that help companies quickly build job-ready workforces. He works closely with business and education partners to align talent strategies with operational needs and support long-term growth.
Wendy Kang leads the Virginia Office of Education Economics (VOEE), which provides the data and analysis critical to informing workforce and education initiatives that build a reliable, skilled and ready-to-work talent pipeline.
Debbie advances Virginia’s talent strategy by connecting employers, educators, and workforce partners to attract and develop talent. She leads initiatives, like InternshipsVA, that support recruitment, training, and workforce alignment, helping businesses build strong talent pipelines across the Commonwealth.
A connected talent ecosystem
Virginia’s talent advantage goes beyond a strong workforce. It’s powered by world-class higher education systems providing a strong pipeline of talent from local and regional institutions.
Four-year colleges & universities
Community colleges
Higher education centers
America’s largest investment in tech education
With the Tech Talent Investment Program and strategic partnerships, Virginia is investing more than $2 billion to double its tech talent pipeline.
Virginia’s key talent resources
Weidmüller Group, Chesterfield County
Virginia Talent Accelerator Program
Virginia Talent Accelerator Program
Businesses that take advantage of the award-winning Virginia Talent Accelerator Program enjoy world-class, custom training and recruitment services tailored to their unique operations, equipment, standards, and culture. With remarkable customer satisfaction, all program services are provided at no cost to qualified new and expanding companies as an incentive for job creation. Services are delivered in collaboration with the Virginia Community College System.
Acoustical Sheetmetal Company, Virginia Beach
Virginia Jobs Investment Program
Virginia Jobs Investment Program
The Virginia Jobs Investment Program (VJIP) provides grant funding to companies creating new jobs or implementing technological change to reduce human resource development costs for new companies, expanding companies, and companies retraining their employees. Companies choose training and recruitment providers. Funding ranges from $500 – $1,000 per eligible job.
University of Virginia School of Data Science
Virginia Office of Education Economics
Virginia Office of Education Economics
The Virginia Office of Education Economics (VOEE) works to ensure Virginia’s educational offerings align with businesses’ needs and that students are ready for the workforce upon graduation. VOEE leverages data to inform education, programming, policy, and workforce partnerships by aligning talent investment and education with economic development priorities VOEE data has a multitude of applications, like helping higher education institutions develop new programs.
Virginia Commonwealth University intern, HII
InternshipsVA: Building Virginia's Future Talent Today
InternshipsVA: Building Virginia's Future Talent Today
InternshipsVA helps Virginia employers create high-quality, paid internships that build strong talent pipelines and help retain top talent. These internship opportunities forge relationships between businesses and Virginia’s colleges and universities, build a more robust pool of young talent, and secure Virginia businesses access to a long-term, low-risk talent pipeline for sourcing skilled, pre-trained employees.
Virginia’s growing tech talent pipeline
Virginia's Historic Win: How the Commonwealth Secured Amazon's HQ2
To prepare students for the in-demand careers and attract investments like Amazon’s HQ2, Virginia committed $1.1 billion to more than double the annual number of graduates with degrees in computer science and related fields, resulting in more than 32,000 additional graduates.
Amazon, Arlington County