 VCATS Overview
The Virginia Council on Advanced Technology (VCATS), VMA’s Workforce Development Division, is here to help meet Virginia’s present and future needs for skilled technical workers by setting the standard for success in industry. As Virginia’s only competency-based industry-endorsed workforce training and certification organization, VCATS provides a customized fast track pathway to credentials for a 21st Century advanced technology career. The VCATS training and certification system, designed and validated by industry partners, is intended to develop a workforce pipeline capable of meeting the cutting-edge requirements of existing and emerging employers in advanced technology fields, such as pharmaceutical, biotech and biomedical, chemical, advanced materials, plastics and semiconductor manufacturing. This is done by assessing an individual’s technical skills and providing online or instructor-led training opportunities to address identified technical skill gaps. An assessment is also available for critical soft skill areas.
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