Skilled Talent Starts Here: Building the Workforce of Tomorrow
Apprenticeship is an employer-led program that helps workers combine on-the-job training with classroom instruction, allowing individuals to learn a profession while earning a wage. Students earn nationally recognized credentials, while employers develop a talented team and close the skills gap.
While many people start apprenticeships immediately after graduating from high school, they may also work well for veterans leaving active-duty military service, or those looking to change careers. At VPCC, apprenticeships are flexible, affordable, and designed around real workforce demand.
Today’s apprenticeships cover a wide range of industries and occupations, not just limited to traditional trades. Large and small companies around the world use apprenticeships to train their employees and build a skilled workforce.
For Students & Job Seekers
Build your future — without student debt. As a registered apprentice, you’ll earn a paycheck while learning job skills that lead to full-time employment and industry credentials.
Benefits:
- Learn from expert instructors at VPCC
- Little to no student debt
- Hands-on learning and job-related classroom or technical training provided
- Wages that increase as new skills are learned
- Earn national credentials, certifications, or college degrees
- Jump-start your career, support yourself and your family while learning
Most apprenticeships range from one to four years, with the apprentice earning a nationally recognized credential (or journeyperson’s certificate) after completing the program. The training programs are structured, with programs including both hands-on and classroom education. Apprentices are paid based on a scale that includes wage increase(s) at specific achievement points.
Current Pathways Available:
For Employers
Train your workforce. Grow your business. VPCC’s Apprenticeships are a business resource for employers. We have one goal in mind: To help employers build a skilled workforce through on-the-job learning and related classroom instruction. Some of the benefits include:
- Reduced turnover and heightened loyalty
- Increased productivity and employee engagement
- Apprenticeships work for businesses of all sizes
- Customized training to fit your needs and equipment
- Reduced recruitment costs
- Improved workforce diversity
- Assistance with grants to cover education and other costs
Pathways Available:
- Precision Machining & Manufacturing
- Cybersecurity & IT
- HVAC & Electrical
- Healthcare (Medical Assisting, CNA, etc.)
- Business
- Build your own!
Virginia Peninsula Community College – Apprenticeship Office
