Paul West, Executive Director of NOVA, speaking on the phone in his office
Paul E. WestExecutive Director, NOVA Workforce Institute of Northeast Louisiana

NOVA leadership

Executive Director's Message

Sounding the Alarm! Yes, there are reasons for us to be Alarmed as we continue to face an ever-changing workforce. But Alarms can be very beneficial in warning us, protecting us and getting our attention. All said, we are prepared more than ever at NOVA to provide the best workforce services possible to address the ever-changing workforce demands.

A letter to Northeast Louisiana

Hope, Help & Opportunity

That is why at NOVA we are committed each day to providing “Hope, Help & Opportunity” to individual Career Seekers & Employers.

H2O is what we call it at NOVA:

NOVA's H2O commitment

Three words that guide the work

HOPE

individuals needing to enter or re-enter the Workforce with a Skill, Career and Living Wage Job.

HELP

to receive the Education, Skills and Training necessary for a new Career Pathway.

OPPORTUNITY

opening Employer doors of opportunity to secure Living Wage employment.

Our Goal at NOVA is to provide H2O to each individual who comes through our doors and for Employers that we assist in providing a work-ready workforce.

As we continue to grow and expand to the demands and needs of workforce skills, there is a new generation of skilled workers, coupled with economic and educational challenges that will meet these demands. NOVA will continue to strive in helping one person at a time, one employer at a time by working with our Workforce and Educational / Training Partners.

Thank You Northeast Louisiana! With your continued Help, Prayers and Support, we hope to silence those alarms and to make them into success stories that are music to our ears and in turn create a work-ready workforce that will help “Grow the Economy of Northeast Louisiana by Strengthening our Workforce”.

Remaining Thankful, Grateful, and Hopeful!

Respectfully,

Paul E. WestExecutive Director, NOVA Workforce Institute of Northeast Louisiana

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Employer perspective

What regional partners see in NOVA.

Two employers share how NOVA strengthens people, workplaces, and the region.

Gardner Denver has had great success with the NOVA program. The candidates we have hired are committed to hard work, self-improvement, and the success of our team. We strongly support NOVA's mission, and it remains a preferred program for entry-level opportunities on our team.
Mark IngramDirector, Operations North America, Gardner Denver Thomas

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