Workforce Development Center: Helping Alexandria Strive & Thrive

The City of Alexandria's Workforce Development Center (WDC), a proud partner of the American Job Center network, offers staffing solutions that provide businesses with employees who are skilled and ready to work. As a certified One Stop Center, WDC serves a variety of skill levels from those with advanced degrees and years of experience to those with limited education and experience. We provide services and resources for job seekers including access to our Career Center,  career readiness workshops, career assessments and customized hiring events.

WDC provides a range of business services at no cost to businesses, including job placement, recruitment, labor market information and certified Business Services Specialists to assist in workforce planning. WDC operates the Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare (VIEW) Program, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA - Adult Employment, Dislocated Worker and Youth and Young Adult), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment Training (SNAPET), TeensWork! (public and private programs), Refugee Employment Program, Disability Employment and Veteran Services.

Strive & Thrive is the Workforce Development Center's commitment to deliver services and programs remotely and online in order to reach more residents and employers seeking assistance during COVID-19. Learn how to access employment services, job readiness and essential skills workshops, information sessions, plus one-to-one job coaching and guidance to accessing financial resources. 

Contact Us Now!

• Location: 1900 N. Beauregard Street, Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22311 ( MAP)
• Phone: 703.746.5990      
• Video Phone: 571.384.5244              
• Email: wdc@alexandriava.gov
• WDC - Assistance From a Distance | Amharic | Dari | Spanish

Upcoming Events

JOB-TOBER: Northern Virginia Virtual Career Fair |  October 22 | 2-6 p.m. This free job fair is a regional effort by Virginia Career Works Alexandria/Arlington, Fairfax County, Loudoun County and the Virginia Employment Commission. Job seekers will have the opportunity to talk with Northern Virginia employers via chat and video in the areas of food preparation, sales, office and administrative support, transportation and material moving, personal care and healthcare, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance, technology, construction and extraction and more. Job seekers can also upload resumes and apply for jobs. The event will also give employers the opportunity to meet thousands of talented Northern Virginia job seekers and download their resumes, too. Job seekers wanting to attend must register. Employers interested in participating must register by October 16. Instructional videos on the registration process are available to both job seekers and employers at the registration links.

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