Directory
Connect with education and workforce development organizations that support work-based learning in GO Virginia Region 2. This directory includes key contact information and the opportunities for engagement that each organization offers for employers and students. We gathered this data through interviews and surveys in October and November 2021 and will update it on an ongoing basis.
Work-based learning experiences are “opportunities for students to apply and refine knowledge, attitudes, and skills through professionally coordinated and supervised work experience directly related to career goals” (Virginia Department of Education, 2021).
Work-based learning is essential for students to explore career and employer options. This is a successful learning and training strategy for K-12 students, young adults, college students, adult job seekers, and workers with years of experience.
Common work-based learning models include:
Internship
Cooperative Experience
Clinical Experience
Registered Apprenticeship
Youth Registered Apprenticeship
Service Learning
Job Shadowing
On-the-Job Training (OJT)
High-quality work-based learning provides students with the opportunity to build on their experiences, develop key competencies and skills, and gain a perspective of various workplace cultures. These factors help to develop more confident and competitive graduates who successfully complete their degrees and are ready for work. We hope that positive work experience with mentoring organizations will encourage more graduates to choose to work with the same company or another company within Virginia.
16 public school districts
4 community colleges
10 colleges and universities
1 Virginia Higher Education Center
3 workforce development boards
3 regional economic development organizations
Many training and development non-profit organizations
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Bio ItemAppomattox County Public Schools , bio
Appomattox County, VA
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Bio ItemCentral Virginia Community College , bio
Lynchburg, VA
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Bio ItemDabney S Lancaster Community College , bio
Clifton Forge, VA
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Bio ItemFerrum College , bio
Ferrum, VA
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Bio ItemFranklin County Public Schools , bio
Franklin County, VA
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Bio ItemGiles County Public Schools , bio
Giles County, VA
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Bio ItemHollins University , bio
Roanoke, VA
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Bio ItemHumanKind - Virginia Career Works, Youth Program , bio
Lynchburg, VA
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Bio ItemLiberty University , bio
Lynchburg, VA
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Bio ItemLynchburg Regional Business Alliance , bio
Lynchburg, VA
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Bio ItemNew River Community College , bio
Dublin, VA
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Bio ItemOnward New River Valley , bio
Blacksburg, VA
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Bio ItemRadford University , bio
Radford, VA
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Bio ItemRandolph College , bio
Lynchburg, VA
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Bio ItemRoanoke Regional Partnership , bio
Roanoke, VA
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Bio ItemSalem City Schools , bio
Salem, VA
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Bio ItemSweet Briar College , bio
Sweet Briar, VA
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Bio ItemUnited Way of Southwest Virginia , bio
Abingdon, VA
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Bio ItemUniversity of Lynchburg , bio
Lynchburg, VA
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Bio ItemVirginia Career Works - Blue Ridge , bio
Roanoke, VA
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Bio ItemVirginia Career Works - Central Region , bio
Lynchburg, VA
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Bio ItemVirginia Tech , bio
Blacksburg, VA
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Bio ItemVirginia Tech - Roanoke Center , bio
Roanoke, VA
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Bio ItemVirginia Western Community College , bio
Roanoke, VA