NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 19, 2023) – Tidewater Tech and Aviation Institute of Maintenance were honored to welcome Governor Glenn Youngkin, G. Bryan Slater, Secretary of Labor, and Carrie Roth, Director of the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement, for a productive visit to the schools. The purpose of the visit was to engage in discussions about workforce development and skilled trades training, with a focus on building a strong pipeline of skilled tradesmen and ... Read more
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Tidewater Tech Students Design and Build Training Aids for Nauticus Youth Program
NORFOLK, Va. (April 20, 2023) - Tidewater Tech delivered newly constructed training aids to Nauticus for use in their youth programs. Students and faculty in Tidewater Tech’s HVAC and Building and Construction Trades programs have been working diligently on the design and build of over a dozen bridge hats and a large tunnel table. Now that construction is complete, the equipment will provide hands-on training for youth in Hampton Roads during summer camps and other outreach programs at ... Read more
Centura College Family of Schools Partner with Next Step to Success
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 1, 2023) - Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Centura College, and Tidewater Tech (ACT) are pleased to announce their partnership with Next Step to Success (NSTS), the recipient of a $53,125 Program for Improving Capacity and Capability (PICC) conditional grant from the City of Norfolk. Next Step to Success, a division of the James Barry Robinson Institute, works with Norfolk youth who hail from neighborhoods with high concentrations of poverty. The mission of NSTS is to ... Read more