In the News

April 13, 2011 – SVEP is nominated for Green Award sponsored by JMU Institute for Infrastructure and Information Assurance through the Shenandoah Valley Technology Council (SVTC). Read more >

Dec. 17, 2010 – SVEP is recipient of a Torchbearer Award from the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Read more >

Dec. 2, 2010 – SVEP Receives Virginia Torchbearer Award as recognition for innovative efforts to spur economic regional growth through workforce development in the emerging green sector. Read more >

July 3, 2010 – President at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College receives Innovation in Higher Education Award sponsored by Verizon for newly established Wind Turbine Technician Technology program. Read more >

March, 2010 – Lord Fairfax Community College leads the way in offering green workforce initiatives for environmentally friendly certification and training programs. Read more >

February 2010 – Dabney S. Lancaster Community College focuses on preparing workers for jobs in green energy sector. Read more >

Feb. 16, 2010 – Senators Mark R. Warner and Jim Webb announced that the Shenandoah Valley Workforce Investment Board has received a $5 million investment from the economic stimulus package to fund new programs to train workers for jobs in the region’s emerging “green” technology sector. Read more >