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Fishburn Hall - Ground Floor
Phone: 540-857-6076
Fax: 540-857-7386
workforce@virginiawestern.edu

About Us

We make a difference with Solution Focused Training

If your business, industry, or organization needs solution focused training our training specialists can meet with you to listen and assess your needs. We provide training that is customized to meet your needs!

With training facilities strategically located throughout the Virginia Western's service area, we offer convenience to your employees or we can bring the training to your site.

The goal of Workforce Solutions and Life Long Learning is to provide continuing education, up-to-date training information, resources, and support services to existing businesses and the community, as well as to potential business and industry.

Vision

Virginia Western Community College's Workforce Solutions will be a leader in training and development for business, industry, and government in Virginia.

Mission

Virginia Western Community College's Workforce Solutions mission is to provide state-of-the-art training and retraining resources, information, consulting, and support services to the business community in the region.

Benefits to Business and Industry

Eliminates the need for special training staff and related costs
Eliminates the need for designated space and special equipment for training
Permits supervisory and/or production staff to direct their time to regular responsibilities rather than to training
Enables new and/or small companies to compete with more established or larger companies by providing the kind of training necessary to be competitive
Reduces or eliminates non-productive time for training -- company equipment can remain in operation
Enables new businesses or industries to be fully operational upon opening