Category: VI. Action Framework Program Areas

Retain New 757 Graduates GROW, RETAIN & ATTRACT TALENT Lead Orgs: Hampton Roads Workforce Council Goal Promote the 757 as a welcoming, vibrant, and accessible place for young professionals and college graduates to make an impact. Develop a marketplace, both online and offline, of internships and open jobs to facilitate the matching of employers and […]

Train and Upskill the Unemployed Train and Upskill the Unemployed GROW, RETAIN & ATTRACT TALENT Lead Orgs: Hampton Roads Workforce Council Goal Train and up-skill as many people as possible to become qualified workers. Provide household financial education and training to keep more people financially healthy when they find employment. Actions: Collectively identify the most […]

Place Qualified Talent in Unfilled Jobs GROW, RETAIN & ATTRACT TALENT Lead Orgs: Hampton Roads Workforce Council Goal Get as many people back to work as fast as possible by encouraging 757 employers to hire local qualified talent first. Actions: Assemble a planning task force that will work together to formulate the optimal plan to […]

Talent Development Pipeline Talent Development Pipeline GROW, RETAIN & ATTRACT TALENT Place Qualified Talent in Unfilled Jobs  Train and Upskillthe Unemployed/ Under-​employed Retain New 757 College Graduates Attract Additional Qualified Talent to the 757 IdentifyFuture Talent Needs Transitioning Service Members/ Veterans/ Families Advance underserved population segments 

Strategy #3: Grow, Retain & Attract Talent Strategy #3: Grow, Retain & Attract Talent GROW, RETAIN & ATTRACT TALENT Grow, Retain, and Attract Talent Overall Goal: Increase the region’s available and qualified workforce talent needed to support a growing economy.  What This Will Take: Pre-COVID-19, the unemployment rate in Hampton Roads was under 3%. Even […]

Attract New Companies to the 757 Region GROW NEW JOBS Lead Orgs: The Hampton Roads Alliance Goals: Recruit companies that meet the Alliance’s target sectors and provide high-wage jobs for residents of the 757. Work with companies that relocate to Hampton Roads to generate at least 702 new jobs before 2025. This serves as the […]

Support New Company Formation Support New Company Formation GROW NEW JOBS Lead Orgs: 757Collab Goal Increase the number of new startups that successfully scale into high performance companies that generate new jobs in the region. Examples of 757 Startup & Entrepreneurial Support Ecosystem Players 757 Accelerate  757 Angels  757  Makerspace  Assembly  Defense Entrepreneurs Forum (DEF) […]

Cultivate Promising New Industries Offshore Wind, Unmanned Systems, Water Technologies, Bio-Health Science GROW NEW JOBS Lead Org: Hampton Roads Alliance  Goal Establish Hampton Roads as the East Coast supply chain hub for offshore wind. Action The Alliance has established a program to coordinate local actions with the State’s initiatives. Develop offshore wind strategic plan Analyze offshore […]

Support the Leading High-Growth Companies Support the Leading High-Growth Companies GROW NEW JOBS Lead Orgs: The Hampton Roads Alliance Goal Work with existing 757 companies to facilitate the creation of 3,920 direct jobs between 2020-2024. This serves as the Alliance’s portion of the number of jobs that should be created in order to reach a […]

Increase the Performance and Growth of Target Industries Increase the Performance and Growth of Target Industries GROW NEW JOBS Lead Orgs: The Hampton Roads Alliance  Goal Increase the performance and growth of the Alliance’s target industries. Actions: Continue to implement the recommendations outlined in the Alliance’s IBM-PLI study. Follow industry-specific action plans related to offshore […]