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ScholarStory-Rachel

Scholar Story

March 28, 2023

Celebrating Women’s History Month with Rachael McLelland

After more than 20 years in the restaurant industry, Rachael McLelland went back to school, switched careers, and is now employed as a Medical Assistant at VCU Health. Similar to many Virginia Ready Scholars, Rachael’s job was eliminated because of the pandemic. The outlook was particularl...
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Scholar Story

March 8, 2023

Celebrating Women’s History Month with Madison Alvis

Madison applied to become a Virginia Ready Scholar in 2021 when she decided to take charge of her ca...
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Virginia Ready News

February 14, 2023

Tom McInerney Named Chair of Virginia Ready Initiative Board

RICHMOND, VA (February 2023) – Virginia Ready Initiative (VA Ready) is pleased to announce the appoi...

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November 2, 2023 | Virginia’s Talent Development Ecosystem: Connecting a Credential Ready Workforce

In workforce, it's about the people.  Empowering all people to achieve a career pathway that offers economic m...

Navigating the Job Search After Completing Your Healthcare Program

Congratulations on completing your healthcare program! Now, it's time to take the next step in your career jou...

Scholar Story

March 28, 2023

Celebrating Women’s History Month with Rachael McLelland

After more than 20 years in the restaurant industry, Rachael McLelland went back to school, switched careers, ...

Scholar Story

March 8, 2023

Celebrating Women’s History Month with Madison Alvis

Madison applied to become a Virginia Ready Scholar in 2021 when she decided to take charge of her career path ...

Virginia Ready News

February 14, 2023

Tom McInerney Named Chair of Virginia Ready Initiative Board

RICHMOND, VA (February 2023) – Virginia Ready Initiative (VA Ready) is pleased to announce the appointment of ...

Virginia Ready News

January 3, 2023

Scholars Dreaming Bigger Dreams Through Mentorship

October 2022 marked the end of a six-month mentorship program where five Virginia Ready Scholars were paired w...

Scholar Story

November 8, 2022

VA Ready Scholar Story: Sailing to New Skills (Anthony Mina)

Navy veteran Anthony Mina was working at Verizon in sales and customer support in Newport News when he realize...

Virginia Ready News

October 5, 2022

September 2022 CDL Talent Task Force Recap

The Virginia Ready Initiative’s Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Talent Task Force was recently held in partn...

Virginia Ready News

October 27, 2022

October 2022 Partner Summit: Solutions for the Aging Workforce

It is said that 90% of companies capitalize on the talents and exp...

Virginia Ready News

September 20, 2022

September 2022 Skilled Trades Talent Task Force Recap

Virginia Ready kicked off the September 2022 Skilled Trades Talent Task Force with a review of The Aging of th...

Scholar Story

August 31, 2022

VA Ready Scholar Story: Dreaming to Drive (Dan Wood)

Dan Wood is a CDL (Commercial Driver’s License) Scholar from Roanoke. He received his credentials in the Sprin...

Scholar Story

August 1, 2022

VA Ready Scholar Story: Following Your Passion (Donald Harlow)

As frustrating as computer troubles can be, Donald Harlow always enjoyed troubleshooting and fixing his own de...

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