                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 2.2-2036)

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
		&#8220;Commissioner&#8221; means the Commissioner of the Department of
Workforce Development and Advancement.
		&#8220;Council&#8221; means the Apprenticeship Council.
		&#8220;Department&#8221; means the Department of Workforce Development and
Advancement.
		&#8220;Encrypted&#8221; means the same as that term is defined in §
18.2-186.6.
		&#8220;Identifying information&#8221; means the same as that term is defined
in § 18.2-186.3.
		&#8220;Virginia Longitudinal Data System&#8221; means the multiagency
partnership administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
pursuant to subdivision 9 of § 23.1-203.
		&#8220;Virginia Workforce Data Trust&#8221; means a workforce database
maintained by the Department in an encrypted state in compliance with §
2.2-2009.
		&#8220;Workforce development program&#8221; means a publicly funded education,
training, and support services program designed and administered to prepare and
enable participants to enter into and advance in careers. Such program may, but
is not required to, lead to nondegree credentials and may fall under the
administrative functions of the Department or reside in other agencies.
		&#8220;Workforce education and training program&#8221; means a workforce
development program offered by an education provider with the goal of providing
an individual with a credential that leads to employment.
		&#8220;Workforce services program&#8221; means a workforce development program
that is primarily focused on providing, coordinating, and supporting services to
assist individuals in attaining employment, including assistance with locating
job opportunities, connecting to workforce education and training programs, and
coordinating with other available supportive services.

HISTORY: 2023, cc. 624, 625; 2024, c. 507.