Employer Services

Talent Investment Grants

Alexandria/Arlington Regional Workforce Council has made $60,000.00 available in reimbursable grants to assist local small- and mid-sized businesses to meet the skills training needs of their incumbent workforce. Grant limit is $4,500.00 per business. Learn more here.

Connecting To Our Regional Talent Pipeline

• Apprenticeship: An opportunity to “earn and learn,” meaning that employees receive needed on-the-job training while still earning a living. While some skills are well suited to be developed within an educational environment, others, including soft skills such as team building and leadership, can best be developed within the workplace. 
  • READ: Employer Playbook - BridgingTheGap_ApprenticeshipPlaybook_April-2021.pdf
  • LEARN MORE: Greater Washington Apprenticeship Network - Greater Washington Apprentice Network | Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce (novachamber.org)
• GRANT OPPORTUNITY: On-the-Job (OJT): A workforce development strategy where employers of all sizes have an opportunity to train, mentor and hire candidates as they become fully proficient in a particular skillset or job function. 
  • APPLY NOW: On-the-Job Training(PDF, 298KB)
• Post Your Job
• Recruitment Support from our Business Engagement Team
• Request assistance accessing the Greater Washington Region's Talent Pipeline
• Search our Resume Bank

Additional Resources

• Develop a workplace learning/internship program
• Virginia Works' Talent Solutions Guide: Navigate the talent development programs offered across the Commonwealth's workforce ecosystem.
• Downsizing & Layoff Assistance (USDOL Presentation for affected staff: PROTECTING YOUR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS(PDF, 409KB))

• GRANT OPPORTUNITY: Incumbent Worker Training Program: Designed for employers who need to upgrade their current employees' skills. This need could be triggered by new management, new hardware, new software, or other business challenges.
  • APPLY NOW: Incumbent Worker Training(PDF, 256KB)
• New Hire Training & Kenexa Prove It Assessments (Metrix Learning-Business Services – Alexandria-Arlington(PDF, 196KB))
• Request Labor Market Information
• Trade Adjustment Assistance
• Unemployment Insurance Taxes
• Work Opportunity Tax Credit

If you are interested in any of these resources or have questions, please contact David Remick.