                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

NEW ECONOMY WORKFORCE CREDENTIAL GRANT PROGRAM; PURPOSE (§ 23.1-627.2)

The New Economy Workforce Credential Grant Program is established for the
purpose of (i) creating and sustaining a demand-driven supply of credentialed
workers for high-demand occupations in the Commonwealth by addressing and
closing the gap between the skills needed by workers in the Commonwealth and the
skills of the available workforce in the Commonwealth; (ii) expanding the
affordability of workforce training and credentialing; and (iii) increasing the
interest of current and future Virginia workers in technician, technologist, and
trade-level positions to fill the available and emerging jobs in the
Commonwealth that require less than a bachelor&#8217;s degree but more than a
high school diploma.

HISTORY: 2016, cc. 326, 470.