Partnership to Strengthen Educational, Economic and Workforce Opportunities
The NOVA Woodbridge Campus and Year Up, a national training initiative for 18-24 year olds, held a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Signing Ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 29, in the Black Box Theatre at NOVA-Woodbridge. NOVA President Bob Templin and Year Up President Garrett Moran signed the MOU at the event to officially launch an Associate Degree and internship partnership, which will begin in the fall of 2015.
This partnership will provide NOVA students with training in the professional, interpersonal and technical skills they need to begin successful careers upon graduation. Internships with corporate partners will allow students to gain invaluable experience and local businesses to add competent, skilled professionals to their workforce.
Year Up is a national organization that offers an intensive training program that provides young adults, with a combination of hands-on skill development, college credits, corporate internships, and support. Year Up envisions a future in which every urban young adult will have access to the education, experiences, and guidance required to realize his or her true potential and meaningful employment.
This partnership with NOVA Woodbridge and Year Up is the fourth of its kind nationally.
To learn more, watch this 60 Minutes segment about how Year Up and Community Colleges are bridging the opportunity divide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw2_90N2464. Also, watch this compelling success story by a Year Up graduate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSvI1L69Km8&feature=youtu.be.
