Virginia Energy Workforce Consortium News - Profile and Newsroom at Send2Press Newswire

Virginia Energy Workforce Consortium Newsroom - Profile and News Archive

The Virginia Energy Workforce Consortium (VEWC) was formed in 2007 to engage energy companies and utilities in strategic, unified, and results-oriented efforts to ensure a skilled, qualified, and diverse workforce to meet future industry needs throughout the Commonwealth.

VEWC members include representatives from electric, natural gas, renewable energy, and utility companies; contractors; organized labor unions; industry associations; secondary and postsecondary educational institutions; the public workforce system; and local, regional, and state government agencies.

Engage with Virginia Energy Workforce Consortium

Follow:

Press Releases from Virginia Energy Workforce Consortium :

Energy Jobs Will Be Easier to Find for Virginians After Enactment of HB2008/SB1348

May 16, 2019 1:16 PM EDT

RICHMOND, Va., May 16, 2019 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Energy sector jobs will be easier to find following Governor Northam’s approval of HB2008 / SB1348 earlier this year. The legislation creates a 17th Energy Career Cluster in the state’s education system, says the Virginia Energy Workforce Consortium. An Energy Career Cluster will introduce students to career opportunities in energy and focus their education on the jobs needed to meet the industry’s growing workforce needs.