The Apprentice School, Newport News
The Apprentice School, Newport News

HII Leans on Local Partners to Fill Significant Workforce Needs

Since 1919, The Apprentice School has trained thousands of students for shipbuilding and repair work at Newport News Shipbuilding, the largest manufacturing employer in Virginia and the sole designer and builder of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. Combining new technology like virtual reality with traditional skills training is one of the many ways the school is preparing the shipyard workforce of the future.