Employment/Career Services - Suffolk, Virginia Career Works, Hampton Roads Workforce Council
157 North Main Street, Suffolk, VA 23434
Eligibility
Languages
Spanish
Application process
Telephone referral; walk-ins accepted. Application required.
Service area
Chesapeake, VA
Suffolk, VA
Description
A One-Stop Career Center, or One-Stop Workforce Center, is a location where a wide range of employment, training, and career education program services are available to employers, workers, job seekers and youth. The OppInc One-Stop Workforce Center is part of the nationwide system of American Job Centers, which leverage public workforce dollars with other state and local funding; business resources; and foundation support to provide career development services for local workers and deliver workforce solutions to local employers. OppInc. One-Stop Workforce Centers offer a comprehensive range of services to help you find a job. Services provided through the Workforce Centers are funded through the U.S. Department of Labor so there's never a charge, although eligibility may apply for certain services. OppInc. One-Stop Workforce Centers are also members of the EleVAte Virginia.
What's Here
Providing organization
Hampton Roads Workforce Council
HRWC oversees federally funded workforce development programs, which assist businesses in accessing qualified workers and jobseekers in finding suitable job openings and bolstering their earning power through training. HRWC works on behalf of the Hampton Roads Workforce Development Board, which is responsible for developing workforce policy and administering workforce development initiatives in Virginia's Workforce Investment Area 16, which includes these localities: Chesapeake, Franklin, Isle of Wight Norfolk, Portsmouth, Southampton, Suffolk and Virginia Beach.