CHARLESTON, W.Va. –– In an effort to help the tourism industry find qualified employees, state officials rolled out the Tourism Works program Wednesday.
The free program is a partnership with the Blue Ridge Community and Technical College and can be done completely online.
Gov. Patrick Morrisey made the announcement from the state capitol with Secretary of Tourism Chelsea Ruby, Higher Education Policy Commission Chancellor Sarah Armstrong Tucker and Senior Officer of Technical & Adult Education Clinton Burch.
“Today is the first salvo in that backyard brawl; we are going to start growing our economy, our population, and our workforce,” Morrisey said. “Today, that starts with a new innovation called…