In 2023, the Department of Human Resource Management and the State Council of Higher Education, VTOP, partnered to create centralized support for Virginia state agencies and interns. ለወራት ከተባባሩ በኋላ፣ በግንቦት 2023 የCOVA Internship Connection ፓይለትን አስጀመሩ፣ ይህም ለሁሉም Commonwealth of Virginia ግዛት ኤጀንሲዎች ክፍት ነው።