Virginia eliminates degree requirements for most state jobs

Good news! Hopefully, other states have done so already or will follow!

Governor Youngkin could be a dark horse in the upcoming presidential election! Keep an eye on him! 😊

"Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday announced a change in state hiring practices that would eliminate requirements or preferences that applicants for most state positions have a college degree.

A press release from Youngkin indicated that the change will take effect on July 1 and affect roughly 90% of state positions. The Old Dominion's myriad agencies post as many as 20,000 job listings per year."

Virginia eliminates degree requirements for most state jobs | Just The News State Secretary of Labor Bryan Slater further, in the same release, indicated that the state was looking into heavily regulated private industries to streamline the professional certification processes.