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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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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 ...

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June 10, 2021

VA Ready Business Partners Meet To Discuss Urgent Labor Shortage Problem in Virginia

Even as the economy has begun to recover, the emerging job market represents a new challenge. Prior to the pan...

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April 26, 2022

VA Ready 3rd Business Partner Summit — April 2022

As the national economy continues to recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and customer demand ...

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July 7, 2022

June 2022 IT/Tech Talent Task Force Recap

On June 21st, Virginia Ready gathered our IT/Tech Business Partners and Community College Partners to discuss ...

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July 26, 2022

July 2022 Healthcare Talent Task Force Recap

On July 19th, Virginia Ready hosted a Healthcare Talent Task Force, gathering Business and Education Partners ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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