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Workforce and Training Regional Labor Market
MAJOR EMPLOYERS
30-MINUTE DRIVE TIME: 71,242 45-MINUTE DRIVE TIME: 271,981 60-MINUTE DRIVE TIME: 665,338
Custom Workforce Training Programs
The Southside Virginia Education Center (SVEC), located in Greensville County, provides customized training programs that meet
the needs of business and industry. Pre-employment training, specialized training, and computer training programs are offered 3by Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) and are designed to prepare employees with skills required by industry.
Skills Labs offer certifications in:
Precision Machinery, Industrial maintenance, Welding
Other Training & Higher Education
• Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) offers academic, technical, vocational, and continuing adult education in Greensville County and the surrounding communities. The College is tasked with workforce development training in the region.
• A number of two- and four-year colleges and universities in the region offer a wide variety of Associates, Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral programs. Courses of study range from Accounting to Zoology and everything in between.
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