Photo Release — The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding Expands Programs to Offer Academic Degrees
April 28 2021 - 10:00AM
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) announced today that The
Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding was certified by the
Council for Occupational Education to provide academic degrees in
26 educational programs.
Starting in 2023, the school will grant associate degrees of
applied science in maritime technology to apprentices who complete
the required coursework and skills training, including maintenance
electrician, marine designer, nuclear test technician, welding and
modeling and simulation program analyst.
“We’re proud to expand our competitive skills training and
leadership program to offer academic degrees to apprentices,” said
Latitia McCane, director of education at The Apprentice School.
“This historic achievement is a natural progression to the
investment in workforce development we have made to recruit, train
and develop the next generation of shipbuilders, and provide
continued opportunities for personal and professional growth.”
The Apprentice School, which has been accredited since 1982,
affords apprentices the opportunity to earn academic degrees
through its existing partnerships with institutions of higher
education. Certification to grant associate degrees and confer
degrees on its own comes after The Apprentice School was approved
by the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia to operate as
a postsecondary institution in July 2020.
It also comes after The Apprentice School established its first
certificate program in 2019, awarding maritime studies certificates
to apprentices who successfully complete the World Class
Shipbuilding Curriculum. In 2019, it also piloted a workforce
readiness program that prepares high school students for entry into
a registered apprenticeship program or a shipbuilding career upon
graduation.
A photo accompanying this release is available at:
https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/file/apprentice-school-certification.
Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest military
shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to
partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII’s
Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and
Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any
other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII’s Technical Solutions division
supports national security missions around the globe with unmanned
systems, defense and federal solutions, and nuclear and
environmental services. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia,
HII employs more than 42,000 people operating both domestically and
internationally. For more information, visit:
- HII on the web: www.huntingtoningalls.com
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Contact:
Duane BourneDuane.A.Bourne@HII-co.com(757) 380-3581
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