Virginia Peninsula Community College (VPCC) is building a $9 million trades center to train students annually for maritime and construction jobs.
“Our local employment partners are having a really difficult time filling their positions,” said Vice President of Workforce Development for Virginia Peninsula Community College Todd Estes.
The difficulty in filling local positions is why VPCC broke ground on its Newport News trade center to address the growing need for skilled trade workers, which is intentionally located blocks away from Newport News Shipbuilding…