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Portsmouth At Work outlines hiring events, training partnerships and youth career outreach
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Portsmouth At Work detailed upcoming hiring and youth career events, training pathways with local colleges and trade providers, and plans for in‑community resource events to connect residents to jobs and services.
Portsmouth — The city’s Portsmouth At Work employment specialist described workforce development pathways, upcoming hiring events and community resource days intended to connect residents to training and jobs.
Sonja Briggs, employment specialist at Portsmouth At Work, told the task force the program offers education and training pathways including commercial driver’s license (CDL) training, medical assistant and phlebotomy training, and partnerships with Tidewater Community College and the Skilled Trade Academy for welding, shipfitting, electrical and trade skills. Briggs said staff refer residents to the program website for…
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