VIRGINIA TALENT ACCELERATOR PROGRAM
Award-winning custom talent solutions at no cost
Virginia understands that attracting, training, and retaining the right talent is vital to the success of any new operation. The Virginia Talent Accelerator Program’s team of experts develops innovative recruitment and training solutions that accelerate a new operation's start-up. Every solution is fully customized to each client's unique talent needs, processes, and culture. The Talent Accelerator was named the top customized workforce training program in the United States by Business Facilities in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 and by Area Development in 2025.
Brightpoint Community College
A team with extensive industry experience
The professionals on the Talent Accelerator team are experts and practitioners of their craft and all bring a range of experiences across industry and multiple years of proven experience.
Access to Virginia’s
rich talent ecosystem
While all Virginia Talent Accelerator Program services are developed in-house, the talent resources clients gain go far beyond the program’s comprehensive deliverables. Every manufacturing project is structured to include a partnership with the regional community college, and every project will be connected with Virginia’s world-class universities, including HBCUs. That’s in addition to helping clients leverage the resources offered by Virginia Career Works and other providers of employer support.
Danville Community College
In-house
media expertise
The Virginia Talent Accelerator Program’s talent acquisition and industrial design work is elevated by a talented team of video producers, graphic designers, and 3D animators who develop highly customized visual media to expedite recruitment and accelerate new hire learning through visualization. Having this in-house expertise delivers highly responsive, coordinated, and agency-level assets enabling clients to take delivery of services at the point of project commitment to Virginia.
Civica Rx, Petersburg
Customized, comprehensive, and intentional
Because every client has a unique operation, every Virginia Talent Accelerator project begins with a thorough needs analysis focused on understanding a client's best practices in recruiting and training. The goal is to collaboratively identify the best ways to deploy the Virginia Talent Accelerator Program’s expertise and comprehensive resources to expedite recruitment and shorten the new hire learning curve.
Customized media development services
Customized media development services
Videos, website development, 3D animations, and more to accelerate recruitment and learning through visualization
Talent acquisition services
Talent acquisition services
Data-driven campaigns featuring a dynamic array of services including streaming, podcasts, and digital advertisements to ensure a large pool of qualified candidates regardless of level for the organization. Media buys are included in the service.
Pre-hire training/assessments
Pre-hire training/assessments
Brief training on representative tasks and job expectations to enable company and candidates to preview one another for fit.
Compliance and core skills training
Compliance and core skills training
Compliance and level-setting training, including OSHA safety, GMP and precision measuring, as well as PLCs for the maintenance team, as well as PMs for maintenance teams and standard work.
Process-level training
Process-level training
Highly customized training to set the context for all jobs, from input to output to final production and delivery, with a focus on why tasks are performed a particular way.
Procedure-level training
Procedure-level training
Highly customized training and support to teach production team members “how to” perform specific job tasks
Organizational development training
Organizational development training
Training to energize and integrate new workers into a team through a shared experience learning company values, conflict resolution, teamwork, and more.
Advanced manufacturing learning and operational excellence training
Advanced manufacturing learning and operational excellence training
Training aligned with advanced production systems on tools that improve productivity and quality, including Lean, 5S, Value Stream Mapping, A3 Thinking, etc., utilizing AI, virtual and augmented reality, and intuitive systems for manufacturing.
Leadership training
Leadership training
Training to ensure managers share a consistent approach to leadership aligned with company values. Includes more depth in OD and OE training.
With its welcoming partnerships, central location along I-95, and growing life sciences workforce, we are thrilled to build our new facility in Virginia.
Workforce & Talent
Virginia Jobs Investment Program
The Virginia Jobs Investment Program (VJIP) provides services and funding to companies creating new jobs or implementing technological change to reduce human resource development costs for new companies, expanding companies, and companies retraining their employees. Companies choose training and recruitment providers. Funding ranges from $500 – $1,000 per eligible job.
ADP Inc., Norfolk
Workforce & Talent
Virginia Office of Education Economics
The Virginia Office of Education Economics (VOEE) was created by legislation and established in 2021. VOEE’s mission is to leverage data to inform education, programming, policy, and workforce partnerships across the Commonwealth. Virginia higher education institutions and workforce development programs use VOEE data to develop and receive approval for new programs.
University of Virginia