What drives our business community and can make or break supply chains and corporate growth?
Our Workforce.
Workforce is so vital to business that it is used as a barometer to determine a community’s health and potential. The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce is deeply committed to addressing our region’s workforce challenges in creative and highly impactful ways. Its development is one of the Chamber’s top priorities and a key component of the strategic plan adopted in 2021.
As the largest and most influential Chamber within the Greater Washington D.C. Metropolitan Region, the Chamber is well-positioned at the nexus of business, nonprofits, and academia and is ideally suited to bring the community together to address our region’s workforce challenges and to collaborate on creative solutions. We believe it is imperative to create a demand-driven, workforce ecosystem that provides direct, streamlined connections to resources for all workforce stakeholders that accelerates the talent development process while driving innovation. Our transformative approach is demand-driven at every stage and addresses challenges made immediate by the global pandemic while remaining sustainable well beyond the economic stabilization and recovery periods.

Your Chamber Workforce Contact
For more information, please contact Jennifer C. Williamson, CAE, IOM, CFRE, Vice President, Workforce & Member Engagement: jwilliamson@novachamber.org
Chamber Workforce Programs
Northern Virginia Workforce Index
The Northern Virginia Workforce Index provides critical information on hiring, retention, and professional development trends among employers in the region.

The Greater Washington Apprentice Network
The Greater Washington Apprentice Network's mission is to help employers in the Region explore and develop an apprentice-based model of recruitment and training.
NOVA Back To Work
Ensuring that our region has a voice in the legislative process, we have established the NOVABIZPAC to support a pro-business agenda.
Available Workforce Programs
Northern Virginia Workforce System
Regional Workforce Council Arlington
Regional Workforce Council Alexandria
Virginia Workforce Investment Board
Northern Virginia Community College: Workforce Development
Fairfax County Economic Development Authority: Workforce Development
Northern Virginia Family Services: Workforce Development
Loudoun Economic Development: Workforce Development
Virginia Veterans Training Information
Virginia Cyber Veterans Initiative
Virginia Cyber Range
DC Works Workforce Investment Council
Workforce Updates
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