13400 Woodside Lane
Newport News, VA 23608
(757) 766-1100
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The Career and Technical Education Center pprovides career and technical education services to high school seniors. New Horizons Regional Education Center offers approximately 100 Community and Apprenticeship courses during three semesters per year. One of the main objectives at New Horizons is to provide sequential and comprehensive technical training, so area youth and adults may obtain a marketable skill that will enhance their ability for both initial and continuing employment in an ever-changing job market. The Center's commitment to this objective has necessitated the physical expansion of the facilities as well as the addition of curriculums to maintain the quality of training that is demanded by the community, business and industry.
Apprenticeship, offered through the Continuing Education Office, is training for occupations commonly know as skilled crafts or trades. These crafts or trades require a wide and diverse range of skills and knowledge, as well as maturity. The apprentice and the employer enter into an agreement in which the apprentice receives on-the-job training in a full-time position. He or she attends New Horizons a minimum of two nights per week for related instruction. Most programs require three to five years of intense study. Upon completion, the apprentice acquires the status of journeymen and is awarded a certification of completion from New Horizons and with the cooperation of the Virginia Apprenticeship Council.