EAB, the leading provider of education research, technology, and marketing and enrollment solutions, will invest at least $6 million and add more than 200 jobs in Henrico County over the next five years.

Educational institutions across Virginia are finding innovative ways to work with businesses to provide a pipeline of potential employees while also creating better employment outcomes for the students they serve. 

Piedmont Virginia Community College offers the Commonwealth’s only workforce training certificate programs for training future viticulturists, winemakers, brewers, and tasting room managers. 

As the pandemic led people to expand their homes and demand increased for their services, Trex Company, Inc., reached out to the Workforce Solutions department at nearby Laurel Ridge Community College to provide company employees with leadership training.  

Blue Ridge Community College is providing a growing number of students quality cybersecurity training at no or low cost in a three-month program.  

Rappahannock Community College's Westmoreland Workforce Training Center has allowed the school to expand its offerings to include customized learning opportunities the school has developed with employers in the region.

The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute’s (VTTI) labs allow students to stay on the cutting edge of vehicle design, safety, and other research efforts.  

Through a United Way initiative, upcoming workers find a way to get a foot in the proverbial door, while the employer gets a source for filling essential positions.