Story by Natasha Waldron Anthony | Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Washington | 09.25.2024
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Washington is collaborating with Howard Community College (HCC) to enhance the skilled trades education and apprenticeship programs. NAVFAC Washington and HCC representatives met at HCC's Columbia, Maryland campus, August 28. Resources and Assessments Director John Eichstadt and Apprenticeship Program Manager, Oscar Yepes, represented......
Story by Natalie Simmel | U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria | 09.09.2024
Directorates of U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria welcomed their five newest apprentices during an onboarding event Sept. 3 and then showed the apprentices their new workplace with a Grafenwoehr training area tour Sept. 5, 2024....
Story by Ashley Sherman | Fleet Readiness Center Southeast | 07.12.2024
Forty-five apprentices with Fleet Readiness Center Southeast's (FRCSE) Trades Apprenticeship Program walked the stage to accept their journeyman-level certificate during a ceremony on Friday, July 12....
Story by Kristi R Britt | Norfolk Naval Shipyard | 05.05.2023
For more than 100 years, Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) has welcomed thousands of individuals into the Apprentice Program, a four-year program that offers selected candidates a chance to earn a competitive salary while they learn a trade through theory training and on-the-job experience. And recently, the NNSY Apprentice Program was recognized by the Department of Labor (DoL) as the leading......
Story by Candy C Knight | 2d Theater Signal Brigade | 04.04.2023
The 6981st Civilian Support Group's Ausbildung zum Systemelektroniker, or System Electronics Technician Apprenticeship program, is one of the various programs the unit implemented to find and grow young craftsmen, providing them with the training and expertise needed to support the unit’s mission....
Story by Kimberly Koonce | Fleet Readiness Center East | 01.25.2023
Two new programs at Fleet Readiness Center East are adding to the opportunities available for potential employees who want to gain work experience at the aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul facility while earning pay and benefits....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Department of Labor | 09.14.2022
A pathway to a great career with competitive wages doesn’t always have to include college. Many transitioning service members and veterans are unsure about their next career step. They consider college, but would rather enter the workforce to earn an income. They may want to transition into a career field different from their military occupation, but they don’t have the credentials or......
Story by Kristi R Britt | Norfolk Naval Shipyard | 03.24.2022
“Believe in yourself.” These are words Insulator Jacqueline Winborne lives by, the phrase etched in her hard hat to echo her beliefs. A recent graduate of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Apprenticeship Program, she takes on each day staying true to her ideals. Her peers see her as a hard-working, natural-born leader with an attitude that spreads positivity to those around her – a......
