NNSY/TCC Apprentice Program

About the Norfolk Naval Shipyard's Apprentice Program

• Norfolk Naval Shipyard's Apprentice program is a four-year training program designed to attract students to federal public service.
• Students are taken through a vigorous training program, to become skilled journeymen, combining
  • academics,
  • trade theory and
  • on-the-job experience.
• The apprentice program provides students with academic training required for their trade.
• The training will result in a Certificate of Completion.
• All academics for the certificate program will be given during working hours the first year of the program.
• In the last three years of the program students will be given on-the-job learning and trade theory courses.
• Participants take college level courses taught by Tidewater Community College (TCC) at a TCC Campus.
• Students will be required to provide their own transportation while taking classes at the TCC Campus.
• Compressed sessions will consist of 2 ten week sessions.
• The apprentice earns a competitive wage while advancing to the journeymen level following a planned progressive training program.
• All academic tuition and books costs are paid by the Shipyard provided the student receives a grade of "C" or better in the course work pursued.
• Apprentices are employed at the pay rate of WT-1 and receive promotions upon successful completion of program requirements.
• Upon graduation, apprentices converted to the journeyman level of their trade, which in most cases will be WG-10.

How to apply