Training Takes Weeks. Not Years.
There are thousands of jobs open across Virginia, and many of these essential fields don’t require a college degree. If you’re looking for an affordable career training program, consider enrolling in FastForward.
FastForward at Virginia’s Community Colleges is a short-term training program for high-demand industries, like healthcare, information technology and skilled trades and infrastructure, helping Virginians get the jobs they want and the salaries they need. Our goal is to get you trained, help you earn your certification and get you into a career that can support you and your family.
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Virginia’s Community Colleges are proud to support Virginia’s logistics and transportation industry. Transportation is essential to the logistics industry in order to transport goods and materials. In honor of National Truckers Day, recognized earlier this month, we’re highlighting recent workforce developments in logistics happening across the…
FastForward, offered through Virginia’s Community Colleges, is a funding program designed to make career training more affordable and accessible for Virginians. By reducing the financial barriers to in-demand credentials, FastForward helps students gain the skills needed to launch or advance their careers. In addition to this…
In the skilled trade of power lines, workers build, maintain, and repair the electrical lines that keep homes, businesses, and communities connected to power. A typical workday can include climbing poles to install wires, or work on transformers. This skill is important as it ensures electricity…
Over 52,900 certificates and credentials have been awarded across Virginia’s Community Colleges through FastForward since 2016.
Our short-term career training programs prepare you for 40 great careers across seven industries in Virginia.
71% of FastForward graduates, on average, are satisfied with their pay post-credential.
Of FastForward students surveyed, on average, 86% are satisfied with their job stability post-credential.
FastForward Student Success Story
Career and technical training like FastForward can help get you the skills needed for a great job in the construction industry. From heavy equipment operator, to electrical, HVAC and more, this training at your local community college can prepare you for open, high-demand jobs where you live.
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