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Trades and Apprenticeships

Trades and Apprenticeships

High Schoolers Sign With Employers Following Laurel Ridge Heavy Construction Course

Published: August 15, 2019

2019 Fauquier County High School grad Logan Falls has a jump start on his heavy construction career thanks to Laurel Ridge Workforce Solutions’ Heavy Equipment Operators (HEO) program. He was […]

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Posted in: Student and Employer Success Stories, Trades and Apprenticeships

Build like the Ancients – Construction Project Management

Published: July 31, 2018

As long as there have been complex building projects, there have been Project Managers. For centuries, the person overseeing the construction of a complex building was often the architect, which […]

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Myths About the Trades Debunked

Published: June 18, 2018

Revive the blue collar worker! Their jobs pay well. Stuck in your current career? Need to earn a higher wage for your family? Looking for a change but don’t have […]

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Posted in: Coaches Corner – Career Help, Trades and Apprenticeships

Heavy Equipment Operator Fast-Track Career Training Program

Published: September 18, 2017

Start or Enhance Job Skills in Heavy Construction Become a heavy equipment operator and earn an NCCER industry-recognized credential! The Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO) program has been developed to meet […]

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Posted in: Trades and Apprenticeships

Laurel Ridge Awarded Major Grant To Train Heavy Equipment Operators

Published: July 17, 2017

Recently announced from LFCC.EDU Laurel Ridge will become the first community college in Virginia to offer statewide industry credential programs for heavy equipment operators. The college has been awarded a […]

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Start or Enhance Your Trades Career

Published: April 6, 2017

Looking for an in-demand career with a great wage? No time and money to earn a college degree? A career in the trades offers endless possibilities locally and regionally with […]

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Posted in: Coaches Corner – Career Help, Industry and Manufacturing, Trades and Apprenticeships, Transportation

Laurel Ridge Workforce Solutions Supports #NAW2016 with Hangouts On Air Live Event

Published: November 16, 2016

Event was in part to support the second annual National Apprenticeship Week Middletown — Laurel Ridge Community College Workforce Solutions, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor and the […]

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Posted in: Announcements, Industry and Manufacturing, Trades and Apprenticeships

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Workforce Solutions to Host Apprenticeship Hangouts On Air Live Presentation November 15

Published: November 9, 2016

Event is part of second annual National Apprenticeship Week Middletown — Laurel Ridge Community College Workforce Solutions, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor, today announced that it will […]

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Posted in: Trades and Apprenticeships

Construction Project Management Fast-Track Career Training Program

Published: August 10, 2016

The field of construction project management is diverse and enormously complex. There are several major classifications of construction that differ uniquely from each other: residential, commercial building, heavy highway, utility, […]

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Posted in: Trades and Apprenticeships

New Construction Project Management Series at Laurel Ridge Community College

Published: December 2, 2015

Construction Project Management Series  New Trades Classes in Fauquier With the aid of local assessments and partnerships, Laurel Ridge Workforce Solutions is now offering Apprenticeship Courses in Electrical and HVAC […]

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Posted in: Trades and Apprenticeships

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