For the fourth time in program history, The Apprentice School Builders’ baseball team won the USCAA National Championship in baseball 6-2 over Penn State Mont Alto on May 15! Read more about the game here.

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The Apprentice School Campus
More than 100 faculty and staff are passing on the craft of shipbuilding to a new generation of shipbuilders using both theory and practical experience.

Become a craftsman during a minimum 7,000 hours of on-the-job training in one of 19 shipbuilding disciplines.
Establish a strong educational foundation through 1,000 hours of academic and trade theory courses and on-the-job training.
Emerge as one of the next generation of shipbuilding leaders, poised to innovate and anticipate in response to customer needs.
For the fourth time in program history, The Apprentice School Builders’ baseball team won the USCAA National Championship in baseball 6-2 over Penn State Mont Alto on May 15! Read more about the game here.

The next FORWARD (Future Opportunities Reaching the Workforce Apprentice Readiness and Development) Pre-Apprenticeship event will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2026, from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. This event is for high school students and will include hands-on demonstrations in our virtual simulation lab, a Q & A information session, and a short tour of The Apprentice School for parents.
Registration opens June 27 at 8:00am.
Visit this page to learn more information about the event and to register.
View our list of questions concerning apprenticeship programs.

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The Apprentice School is part of Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of HII.