New Opportunities. Vision. Achievement.
About NOVA
An employer-driven workforce intermediary connecting Northeast Louisiana residents, training providers, and businesses with a shared path forward.
Why we exist
Opportunity works better when a region works together.
NOVA brings people, training, and employers together so opportunity can lead to lasting work.
Our mission
Connect employer needs with training and residents seeking living-wage careers.
Our vision
A stronger regional economy powered by a stronger workforce.
NOVA through the years
Built locally, one milestone at a time.
Open any year to explore the milestone.
The NOVA Steering Committee is established and becomes a Board of Directors.
Where NOVA works
Eleven parishes. One connected workforce.
NOVA connects people, training, and employers across the full Monroe workforce region, from Ouachita Parish to communities throughout the Delta.
Northeast Louisiana
Select a parish on the map or in the directory.
Parish directory
Every parish strengthens the region.
Together, these 11 communities form one connected workforce region.
NOVA's service area brings together all 11 parishes across Workforce Development Boards 81 and 83.
combined
Practical experience
Experience that connects training to lasting careers.
Working with training entities and local residents who are looking for living-wage employment with benefits and a career path.
What guides the work
Four priorities keep NOVA focused.
Each priority supports the same goal: a workforce system that can respond, grow, and last.
Sustainable funding
Build durable support for NOVA's mission.
Employer satisfaction
Stay responsive to regional workforce needs.
Program growth
Expand participant and program development.
Clear communication
Strengthen outreach and marketing.
How the mission moves
One workforce, supported from both sides.
For employers
Talent connected to real workforce needs.
NOVA identifies employer needs, prepares work-ready talent, and connects businesses with the people and regional resources they need.
For participants
A path toward work that can last.
NOVA helps participants reach living-wage work with the training, support, benefits, and stability needed to build a career.
Employer perspective
A partner's view of NOVA.
“We're thrilled with the end result, especially the fact that the project went live on time. Thank you NOVA, and we look forward to continued success in the future.”
Participant case studies
The mission, made visible.
Meet people who turned training, support, and opportunity into a path forward.
Participant story
Canvass Williams
A participant story about perseverance and a career in health care.
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Participant story
Joseph Michael Rodriquez, Sr.
A participant story about building a new direction through opportunity.
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Participant story
Waukeesha McKinney
How NOVA helped open the door to a career and a different frame of mind.
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Your next step
Let’s build your path to opportunity.
Whether you are ready to train, hire, partner, volunteer, or invest, NOVA is ready to help you move forward.