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City manager outlines NOVA workforce partnership; board to set name, eligibility and course menu
Summary
City Manager Cole presented a Northern Virginia Community College workforce-training proposal and asked the EDA to decide on three decision points: program name, who is eligible (residents, employees, others) and which certification courses to include; Cole recommended polling the board and working with NOVA on a website and course menu.
City Manager Cole presented a proposed workforce-training partnership with Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) and outlined three decision points for the Economic Development Authority: what to call the program, who should be eligible and which courses should be on the menu.
Cole said NOVA will develop and host a website listing eligibility, applications and tuition-assistance processes. Board members debated residency requirements (one year vs. shorter periods), whether city and school employees should be eligible and whether supervisor approval should be required for job-related training. Cole noted "Fast Forward," a state credentialing program, can accelerate short-term certification training and said NOVA recommended a menu of certification-prep courses tied to employer demand. He said he would send a poll and a revised course list, and the board signaled informal consensus to proceed toward a formal public decision.
