| Curriculum
The academic curriculum supports the entire apprentice program
by providing each apprentice with the technical knowledge required
for the mastery of a trade, and an opportunity to obtain an associate
degree in either business administration or engineering technology.
The curriculum provides the educational foundation necessary for
continued growth throughout a career. All apprentices are
required to successfully complete all courses in the World Class
Shipbuilder Curriculum (WCSC) and the applicable courses in the
Trade Related Education Curriculum.
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School Curriculum (Fall 2009)
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The academic year is divided intro three semesters: Fall, Winter,
and Spring/Summer.
Although an apprenticeship may begin at any time of the year, academic
instruction in the World
Class Shipbuilder Curriculum and electrical trade theory courses
begins at the start of the regular semester. Other trade theory
courses are scheduled as needed and coordinated with the apprentice's
craft training experience. Courses are held during work hours, and
the apprentice is paid for all classroom attendance.
Trades
Related Education Curriculum (TREC) consists of courses designed
to support and reinforce the on-the-job training in the trades.
Apprentices who fail a course in either WCSC or TREC curricula
will be subject to release from apprenticeship due to academic failure.
Beyond the World Class Shipbuilder and Trade Related Education
Curricula, qualified apprentices may elect to pursue further studies
in optional, advanced programs including Design, Production Planner,
and Advanced Shipyard Operations. Apprentices selecting this track
will be required to select the World
Class Shipbuilder Curriculum Advanced Track. Apprentices who
complete the Advance Programs will satisfy Thomas Nelson Community
College requirements for either an Associate in Applied
Science Degree in Engineering Technology or an Associate
in Science in Business Administration.
Graduation
Class of 2008
Class of 2007
The Apprentice School currently has 16 academic instructors who
teach more than 30 courses offered in the World Class Shipbuilder
Curriculum, the Advanced Shipyard Operations, and the Design Program
Curriculum.
The Apprentice School has more than 50 craft instructors who teach
small groups of apprentices and supervise the students' production
work in shops and aboard ships. These instructors are qualified
craftsmen chosen for their interest in and aptitude for teaching.
Six Lead Craft Instructors oversee the craft instructors and assist
with the recording of grades, performance evaluations, attendance,
apprentice rotations from one area of the shipyard to another location
and general daily business.
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