Trade and Industrial Education

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Overview

Trade and Industrial (T&I) programs in Pittsylvania County Schools are offered at the Pittsylvania Vocational-Technical Education Center. Students interested in enrolling in a specific program submit an application during their sophomore year. Students are interviewed and selected for each highly specialized area. Trade and Industrial Education programs prepare students with occupational skills, knowledge, attitudes, and work habits to become employed and progress satisfactorily in the trade and industrial field as skilled or semi-skilled craftspersons. Students receive comprehensive instruction through the use of facilities and equipment that simulate industry in every detail. In their second year, students further develop their occupational skills by participating in the student-apprenticeship program.

Skills USA are an integral part of the instruction in all Trade and Industrial Education programs. Skills USA activities provide opportunities for students to develop occupational skills and knowledge and encourage them to become better citizens. This part of the instructional program stresses personal leadership development and motivates students to excel in their chosen occupation.

Apprenticeship

The Apprenticeship-High School Linkage Program is designed to link high school students with business and industry within an organized education and work setting. High school age individuals at least sixteen years of age and who wish to pursue a career in the skilled trades while working toward a goal of completing high school requirements are eligible to become registered as part-time or full-time student apprentices.

Student Apprenticeship is an option for all students in Pittsylvania County Public Schools that blends school and a work-site experience. It integrates high level academics, structured technical training, and paid on-the-job experience. The Student Apprenticeship Program connects the student with business and industry to begin career training before high school graduation. This partnership between the student, schools, parents/guardians, and employers can serve as a transition through a secondary/post-secondary educational experience to work.

Students will be covered by a written Apprenticeship Agreement with an employer that is approved by the Virginia Apprenticeship Council, the school, and the students’ parents or guardians.

A partnership of participants, including the student apprentice, the parent or guardian, the school, and the employer, is built around the Apprenticeship Training Agreement. The training agreement will include activities stipulated by state law and state and federal regulations, as well as activities and courses needed to complete high school. Services such as placement, vocational and job visitation, and supervision will be available to the student throughout both phases (job training and related instruction) or the apprenticeship.

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