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Workforce Development

A highly skilled and well-educated workforce is vital in today’s competitive economy. The Alliance facilitates strategic partnerships between industry and academia to provide comprehensive and innovative workforce solutions to regional employers. Existing and potential companies as well as employees benefit from this interaction between industry and higher education. The Alliance staff and our educational partners stand ready to assist employers as they explore ways to train their employees and increase productivity in today’s competitive marketplace.

• Employer Support:
• • Bay Consortium Workforce Investment Board:
  • http://www.baywib.org/
  • Fredericksburg Region Workforce Resource Center:
  • http://www.frwrc.com/
  • Virginia Employment Commission:
  • http://www.fra-yes.org/vec.htm
• Higher Education
• • Germanna Community College Center for Workforce & Community Education, Fredericksburg Campus:
  • http://www.germanna.edu/workforce/
  • Rappahannock Community College Center for Business and Workforce Development:
  • http://www.rcc.vccs.edu/workforce/
  • University of Mary Washington (UMW):
  • http://www.umw.edu
  • University of Mary Washington College of Graduate and Professional Studies:
  • http://www.umw.edu/cgps/default.php