Centura College’s Try a Trade Event
Written by Meagan Chappell
Centura College’s Norfolk campus hosted their first Try a Trade Open House on Friday, January 10.
The Try a Trade campus event welcomed the public to try a trade for a day. The event mimicked a typical college shadow day, but with a twist. All attendees had the opportunity to explore a skilled trade of choice and received hands on training. Whether they selected the carpentry trade or construction electrician trade, attendees worked hands-on with professional assistance by experienced trade instructors.
The attendees learned how to safely use tools of the trade to assist with cutting, shaping, installing and much more, allowing them to gain experience immediately. Several instructors were on hand to talk about why they’re passionate about what they do and the opportunities that stem from hands-on learning. The attendees thoroughly enjoyed test-driving the actual equipment that will be available to them and were able to leave with hand crafted pieces of their work.
Centura College believes providing hands-on learning is the way to take what you’re learning in the classroom and apply it to real experiences.
Trade Programs
The Carpentry program at Centura Norfolk provides students with the technical skills to build, install and/or repair residential, commercial, and industrial structures such as floors, walls, roofing, windows, and doors as well as interior and exterior building structures. Students who graduate from this program will have learned how to construct, repair and install building framework and structures made from wood and other building materials.
The Construction Electrician program at Centura Norfolk provides students with the technical skills to setup, install, repair and maintain electrical systems that provide heating, cooling, lighting, communications, and power distribution for residential, commercial and industrial structures.
Centura College’s Norfolk campus offers training in the following career fields:
– Health Information Technology
For more information regarding Centura College’s Norfolk campus program offerings, contact the campus at (757) 340-2121.
About Centura College
Centura College has been part of an organization dedicated to helping men and women develop careers since 1969. By training working adults in healthcare, technology, business, and trades, they connect communities with some of the fastest growing career fields in today’s marketplace. The school offers professional facilities, knowledgeable instructors, day or evening classes, job placement assistance and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). To learn more, visit www.CenturaCollege.edu or like them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/centura.edu.
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