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Vocational Education Week is February 11-16. In recognition of the vital role that this program plays in preparing youngsters for the world after high school. The Rappahannock News will look at offerings in vocational education at Rappahannock County High School and Piedmont Technical Education Center.
Vocational education classes at Rappahannock County High School offer students a sampling of career Fields. Ed Ford and Thomas Von Fange teach carpentry, plumbing, electrical skills, welding, automotive and power mechanics, and drafting.
Both emphasized, however, that their classes are intended primarily as an introduction to the different fields. Most students need additional vocational training on top of what RCHS provides in ocdeivtO' jOin OilK working,. .* graduation, according tcP Ford and Von Fange.
“Only about 30 per cent of the kids in my building trades class will be able to get a job right after graduation," said Ford. He added, however, that all Rappahannock graduates from Piedmont regional school's two-year program should have sufficient training to be hired in their chosen field directly from high school.
“But 1 don’t want to push kids to Piedmont if they can’t read and write,” Ford continued. He stressed that
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