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Author: Ramona Thompson

The Economics of Training 101: Reducing Cost, Increasing Quality

Companies gain competitive advantage when employees have the proper skills and training to excel in their roles. Efficiently trained employees require less oversight, make less costly mistakes, and are better […]

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Work Release Inmates Receive Training to Operate Heavy Equipment

This is original written content from the Prince William County Virginia (www.pwcgov.org) website. The views, thoughts, and opinions reflected in this content are those of the authors and do not […]

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Valley Today: Leadership Institute

We pre-recorded today’s conversation with Guy Curtis, Director of Marketing, Business & Industry Training for Laurel Ridge Workforce Solutions & his guest Jeff Hill, Quality Assurance Manager for Thermo-Fisher Scientific to talk about Leadership […]

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Talent Shortages in the Workforce Pool

Talent shortages are frustrating to employers but with 10 million unemployed in the United States, is there really a shortage of talent or are skills gaps the underlying issue? The […]

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Why Leadership Training?

Contrary to the opinion of many, leaders are not born; they are made. And they are made by hard effort, which is the price we must all pay for success. […]

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Valley Today: Get Yourself a Workforce Coach

We pre-recorded today’s conversation via Zoom to learn about the new Workforce Coach available from Workforce Solutions at Laurel Ridge Community College.

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Start 2021 in a 90-Day World

Organizations are overwhelmingly familiar with setting goals. Leaders set yearly ones, they’re created for specific projects, and they can be short or long term. They’re also applied to new employees, […]

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Webinar: Three Ways to Triple Your Training Dollars

When times get tough, training is often the first to get cut from budgets. Yet research shows that job-related training and development opportunities are a top influencer on an employee’s […]

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The Truth About 2021 Skills Gaps

Sure, our workforce has always faced interruptions in times of economic changes, technology trends, or automation but 2020 accelerated impacts to the world of work as we know it.

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Grow Your Own Workforce

The pandemic and economic crisis have brought about incredible change in such a short amount of time, affecting workplaces worldwide. For employers, new and evolving challenges result in a high […]

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