Workforce Development Resources

Employers in Westmoreland County have access to a wide range of workforce development resources including customized training programs, employee recruitment and assessment services, and employer tax credits.

Bay Consortium
Private Industry Council, Inc.
PO Box 1117
Warsaw, Virginia 22572
Tel: 804-333-4048
Toll Free: 800-582-7292

Regional workforce development agency provides employment training and placement services to individuals facing serious barriers to employment.

Provides flexibly scheduled, customized, on or off site training for local businesses, with or without college credit, continuing education units.

Federally funded program that provides job training and placement to eligible clients. Offers CNA class, truck driving class, computer/clerical class, and GED preparation.

Provides vocational training services to students in all four counties of the Northern Neck. Programs include automotive technology and repairs, carpentry, cosmetology, computer-aided drafting, food service, masonry, nursing assistant, residential wiring, and welding.

Offers incentives through the federal Work Opportunities Tax Credit (WOTC) program to employers hiring individuals from groups who have consistently had difficulty in securing employment.

State funded agency that provides job search and placement services to Virginia residents including: job counseling, resume assistance, job seminars, referrals and a resource library.

State agency that rehabilitates physically and mentally handicapped individuals and assists them with returning to the work place.

Readily available labor supply

Skilled workforce for light manufacturing and back office

Low labor costs

Growing supply of new entrants to workforce

Workforce development resources