What is the Virginia Regional Center for USJFCOM Workforce Transition and Business Development?

The Transition Center is a location where a wide range of business, employment, training, and career education program services are available to job seekers and employers. The Center leverages US Department of Defense, US Department of Labor (Workforce Investment Board) and other state and local funding to provide services to employees and businesses impacted by the JFCOM disestablishment.

What Services are Available?

Job Placement and Training Assistance Transition Center partners Opportunity Inc. and the Virginia Employment Commission provide a comprehensive suite of career guidance, job placement and training assistance.

Core Services for individuals:

• Orientation
• Work skills exploration
• Access to computers, internet telephones, fax and copy machines
• Searches for jobs and training
• Access to job banks and other listings of available jobs
• Résumé development assistance
• Job search training
• Networking skills workshops
• Interview techniques workshops
• Referral to an employer with current job openings
• Eligibility determination for additional services

Intensive Services for Individuals:

• Small business training and individual counseling
• Development of an individual employment and career plan
• Customized assessment of current skills
• Intensive career counseling
• In-depth interviewing skills development
• Computer workshops
• One-on-one assistance with résumés, cover letters and thank you letters
• Case management

Sample Services for Employers:

• Rapid response to mass layoffs and plant closings
• Customized training for an employer who commits to hiring
• Confidential one-on-one counseling
• Market Analysis
• Financial Analysis
• Small Business training and education programs
• Assistance in finding qualified workers
• Labor exchange
• Interview facilities
• Labor Market Information (LMI)
• Information on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Information on and referral to business start-up, retention and expansion services
• Information on and referral to sources for developing customized training programs
• Rapid response to mass layoffs and plant closings
• Information about training incentives, such as, on-the-job training programs (based on worker eligibility)
• Information on tax credits for new hires

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