Workforce Development

The City of Chesapeake's Human Resources Department has an In-House Training program that offers a wide variety of training courses to City employees. Employees throughout the organization are encouraged to participate in the program. The training is designed to focus on meeting the needs of our City employees, increasing their job skills and preparing them to better compete for career advancement. Relevant training is considered as one of the factors in selecting the most suitable candidate for advancement.

We are pleased to have qualified staff who facilitates world-renowned courses such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® and several courses in the Franklin Covey curriculum including 7 Habits for Managers ® and Focus for Results®. In addition we are excited to offer other such popular courses as “Who Moved My Cheese?” and Recognizing the Need to Recognize Your Employees. Successful completion of the Supervisory Certificate Program is required of all City supervisors.

The Certificate Program consists of five required courses and your choice of 1 elective from each of the following two areas: Communication & Interpersonal Skills and Self-Awareness.

Training Progrrams are conducted during the regular workday and employees attend on City time.  To find out additional information regarding our training programs,  a member of our training team can be reached at 757-382-6492.