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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
of 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 2007)
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Course Catalog
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.
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. There are 6 Lead Craft Instructors who oversee
the craft instructor 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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