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Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program
About the Program
Virginia has a unique opportunity to help Veterans gain career employment. Our Commonwealth has one of the youngest veterans population in the United States, and the fastest growing veteran labor force. Thousands of new Veterans enter Virginia’s workforce each year, and that number is projected to rise in the coming years.
While many employers are unaware of the value veterans can bring to their workforce, thousands more are seeking to hire veterans but don’t know how.
Two of the most frequently questions pertaining to veteran employment, from an employer’s perspective are, “Why should I hire a veteran?” and “Where can I find veterans to hire?”
The Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program aids job seekers to identify, apply and start their next job. In addition, V3 helps employers develop and implement successful, long-term strategies to recruit, hire, and retain Virginia Veterans. Hiring veterans is not only the right thing to do but also a smart business decision. The knowledge and abilities today’s service members and veterans gain in our modern military make them an extremely valuable talent pool for companies that wish to grow and improve organizational performance.
V3 gives you what you need most right now—connections to this highly skilled, well-educated, and easily trained leadership workforce with experience in a vast array of fields such as:
- Education
- Healthcare
- Skilled Trades
- Manufacturing
- Logistics/Transportation
- STEM/STEAM
- Information Technology/Cybersecurity
The V3 Program is divided into four regions for member organizations- West Region, Central Region, North Region and East Region. Each region is supported by a V3 Employer Liaison.
Interested in becoming V3 Certified? Enroll Now or email V3@dvs.virginia.gov.
All existing V3 Employers should contact their regionally assigned Employer Liaison or the V3 Program Coordinator.
- Marquisa Johnson - V3 North Region Employer Liaison
- Tanisha Edwards - V3 East Region Employer Liaison
- Cecil Graham - V3 Regional Program Manager - Central/Southwest
- Jennifer Hodges - V3 Southwest Region Employer Liaison
The Virginia Values Veterans Program is a free training and certification program for employers aimed at helping them implement nationally recognized best practices in recruiting, hiring, and retaining highly-skilled and dependable Veterans.
The V3 Program is an official Commonwealth of Virginia Program, authorized under the Code of Virginia (§ 2.2-2001.2).