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NVWIB Awards Incentive To South County SkillSource Center For Certification

NVWIB Awards Incentive To South County SkillSource Center For Certification

(From left to right) Scott Price, Chairman, Center Certification Subcommittee; Huey Battle, Chairman, Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board, Myra Mobley, Center Manager, South County SkillSource Center; Dr. David Miles, Vice Chairman, Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board, Dai Nguyen, Program Manager, Fairfax County Department of Family Services


Northern Virginia Workforce Area #11 Workforce Investment Act Operational Plan for 2010-2011


Read about the SkillSource Group Economic Impact Study in the Virginia Workforce Council Spring 2010 Newsletter


Learn more about the Northern Virginia Registered Apprenticeship Program


Read the Report on the Regional Economic Impact of the Fairfax Virginia Serious and Violent Offender Re-Entry Program and the Fairfax Pre-Release Employment Center (April 2010)


Sign up to be a 2010 Corporate Sponsor


Read The 2009 Regional Economic Impact Study of the Northern Virginia Workforce System


Plan to attend the March 27th Fairfax Career Fair at the Fairfax County Government Center. More information is available online, or you can read Governor McDonnell's Welcome Letter here.


SSG Study on the Economic Feasibility of a Workforce Development Center at the Woodbridge Campus of Northern Virginia Community College
SSG Economic Feasibility Study (click here)
SSG Economic Feasibility Presentation (click here)


SSG Seeks Contractor for Janitorial Services at the Virginia Workforce Center in Woodbridge, Virginia. Click here for Request for Proposals


SSG Seeks Contractor For Payments Processing and Bookkeeping. Click here for the Request For Proposals


Northern Virginia and Business Development Assistance Group Hlghlighted on New Federal Labor Study on Entrepreneurship in the Public Workforce System


NOVAGATE Business Profile


A Review of the NOVAGATE Initiative on February 3, 2010.  Click here for more information.


The SkillSource Group and Monster Offer Northern Virginia Power Job Seeker Workshop, January 21, 2010


Watch the new NOVAGATE Orientation Video


Woodbridge Opening

Governor Kaine Helps SkillSource Open New Virginia Workforce Center in Woodbridge


Read the Virginia Workforce Council 2008 Annual Report


Read about SkillSource in the Fall 2009 Virginia Workforce Council Newsletter


The SkillSource Group and Monster Offer Northern Virginia Power Job Seeker Workshop, December 15, 2009


Be part of the SkillSource - Monster Job Seeker Workshops To Be Prepared For Your Next Job! Watch this short video by clicking here


The SkillSource Group and Monster offer Northern Virginia Power Job Seeker Workshop, November 18, 2009


Governor Tim Kaine's New Announcement on GED Week for October 19-23.


The SkillSource Group and Monster.com offer Northern Virginia Power Job Seeker Workshop, October 20, 2009


The SkillScource Group, Inc. Announce New Grant Funding from the U.S. Department of Labor.


The Loudoun Workforce Center celebrated a grand opening of its new location on Thursday September 24, 2009 with a ribbon cutting event.


View the Monster Presentation From The September 21, 2009 Fairfax Job Seeker Event


SSG Approved for 2009 Regional Combined Federal Campaign and Commonwealth of Virgina Campaign. Click Here.


Want to Start Your Own Business? NOVAGATE can help. Click here for details.


Check out the new Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board Business Services Guide. Click Here.


New SSG Request For Proposals for Furniture Acquisition at Prince William Comprehensive Center


Read the new Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board and SkillSource Group's 2009 Annual Report by clicking here.


Read the Summer 2009 edition of the Virginia Workforce Council Newsletter.


The SkillSource Group announces collaboration with Monster in producing Northern Virginia Job Seeker Workshops.


Read the Governor's Press Release. Click Here.


Read About Defense Base Realignment Issues throughout Greater Washington - The May 2009 Newsletter of the Mid Atlantic Regional Collabortive.


May 8, 2009- Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board Announces New Officer Leadership for 2009-2010 Click here to read the press release.



(From Left to Right)  Huey Battle, incoming NVWIB Chairman, Washington Gas; John Ritzert, Chairman, The SkillSource Group, Inc.; Michael Zeiders, Retiring NVWIB Chairman; Hector Velez, Incoming NVWIB Secretary, Hirestrategy; Scott Price, Incoming NVWIB Treasurer, Virginia High Tech Partnership.


Northern Virginia Community College, NOVA HealthFORCE, and the SkillSource Group are featured in a new report issued by The American Association of Community Colleges and the National Center for Education and the Economy




January 2009

Labor Secretary Elaine Chao visited the Falls Church SkillSource Center on Thursday January 8, 2009, meeting with Center customers and staff while also viewing how Departmental policies and programs operate at the local level.

U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao


December 16, 2008 - The SkillSource Group, Inc. Announces new grants from the Wachovia Foundation and the Gannett Foundation Click here to read the press release.


December 4, 2008 - 2009 Economic Forecast and Projections for the Greater Washington Region, as prepared by Dr. Steven Fuller of George Mason University. View the forecast.

 


Click here to view Governor Tim Kaine higlighting the Career Readiness Certificate Program (CRC).


December 2008 - The SkillSource Group, Inc. Announces...  new grants from the Wachovia Foundation and the Gannett Foundation Click here to read the press release.


October 2008

Watch excerpts from Governor Kaine's GED Week Kick-Off in Northern Virginia at Woodson High School on October 14, 2008.

At his October 14th Cabinet Day in Northern Virginia, Governor Kaine gives GED Awareness Week Resolutions to the Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board (represented by Chairman Michael Zeiders and SkillSource Group Vice Chairman Janet Samuelson) and the Fairfax County Public Schools Office of Adult and Continuing Education (represented by Dr. Bonnie Moore).


October 2008 - 2008 Regional Economic Impact Study. Click here to read the report.


August 2008 - The SkillSource Group and the Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board have made incentive grant awards to SkillSource Centers achieving Tier II Certification status. The most recent awards were made on August 7, 2008.

Shown (l-r) are Mike Zeiders, David Miles, Huey Battle, Hector Velez, John Ritzert and Marsha Enkerud

Shown (l-r) are Mike Zeiders, David Miles, Huey Battle, Hector Velez, John Ritzert and Myra Mobley


July 2008 - The Washington Post (Fairfax Extra) includes an article on the collaboration between The SkillSource Group, Inc., the Fairfax Sheriff's Office and the County Government on the new Pre-Release Employment Center and the scheduled ribbon-cutting on July 30th.

You can read the online article by clicking


July 2008 - The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Faith and Community-based Initiatives has released its Summary Report of successes during the Bush Administration titled Renewing Communities, Restoring Hope, and Transforming Lives.  The activities of the Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board and one of its sub-grantees, The Lamb Center (of Fairfax City) are highlighted in this Report (page 18). You can read the online Report


May 2008 - The SkillSource Group, Inc. Announces...  third year of its Northern Virginia Educating Youth Through Employment (EYE) Program.  Click here to read the press release.