NEWARK – Local students are finding success after high school with the trade skills they’re honing in the classrooms at Worcester Tech.
Less than two years after graduating, 10 former Worcester Technical High School students completed welding and heavy vehicle technology programs at Advanced Technology Institute (ATI). Worcester Tech instructors traveled to Virginia Beach to celebrate their success.
“They can leave Worcester Tech and go straight to work, but by going through a trade school like ATI it helps them expand their possibilities and their earnings,” said Rick Stephens, Worcester Tech’s welding instructor.
Stephens, the longtime welding instructor at Worcester Tech, gives students a foundation in welding, teaching the basics of building and construction technology as well as welding.
Students are taught the process of oxy-acetylene and shielded metal arc welding as well as other specific processes. The program is affiliated with the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER).
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