Monday, May 12, 2008

www.germanna.edu

Germanna Community College. Has career development related activities including educational and training opportunities. Culpeper, Madison, and Orange counties are in its service area.

www.lf.vccs.edu

Lord Fairfax Community College. Has career development related activities including educational and training opportunities. Fauquier and Rappahannock counties are in its service area.

www.lfsbdc.org

Lord Fairfax Community College Small Business Development Center at Fauquier, located near Warrenton, serves Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock counties. Provides assistance to new and established businesses including business counseling and training services.

www.vec.virginia.gov/vecportal

Virginia Employment Commission. Provides a variety of information useful to those seeking employment, particularly in Virginia. The Automated Labor Exchange system (ALEX), available on this web site, offers job seekers several useful options for a self-directed job search.

www.sba.gov

Small Business Administration, a federal government agency, has a variety of useful business startup information.

www.vadrs.org

The Virginia Department of Rehabilitation Services provides employment services to help people with disabilities get ready for, find, and keep a job.

www.tjpdc.org/workforce

The Piedmont Workforce Network for Planning District 9 (counties of Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock) and 10 (City of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson) is also known as Workforce Today. The overseeing authority, the Local Workforce Investment Board, has the central role of providing leadership and direction on local strategic workforce issues, identifying local needs, and developing strategies to meet those needs.

Local Chamber of Commerce sites can be a helpful resource for local business information:

www.culpepervachamber.com

Culpeper Chamber of Commerce.

www.fauquierchamber.org

Fauquier Chamber of Commerce.

www.orangevachamber.com

Orange Chamber of Commerce.

www.madison-va.com

Madison Chamber of Commerce.

Local government sites listing job opportunities:

www.culpepercounty.gov

Culpeper County web site

www.culpeper.to

Town of Culpeper web site.

www.fauquiercounty.gov

Fauquier County web site.

www.townofwarrenton.com

Town of Warrenton web site.

www.orangecova.com

Orange County web site.

www.townoforangeva.org

Town of Orange County web site.