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Skilled Trades

The Skills You Need to Succeed

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Learn the skills you need for an in-demand, well-paying job. You could enter the workforce quickly with training and certification in a skilled trade. Or, expand your current skills to stand out for a promotion or job growth.

Skilled trades are jobs such as electrician, HVAC technician, welder, commercial truck drivers, and more. These workers may do things like repair machines, work in construction, assemble equipment, or draft design plans.

Why Choose Chesapeake College for Skilled Trades?

The skills needed to get hired and promoted in today’s job market are changing fast.

Chesapeake College works with partners in the workforce and community to make sure that we have the best and most current training.

New programs and classes are added often. Some programs take just a few weeks or months to complete, and are taught by industry experts who know how the job is done.

Additional certification or licensing exams may be required. These programs and classes will teach you the skills you need to pass these tests.

CAREER OUTLOOK

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Skilled Trades Programs

credit

Drafting and Design Certificate
Face-to-Face
credit

Technical/Professional Studies A.A.S. Degree
Face-to-Face
credit

Welding/Fabrication – MIG & TIG Certificate
Face-to-Face
credit

Welding/fabrication – Stick & Flux-cored Certificate
Face-to-Face
noncredit

Advanced Manufacturing
Face-to-Face
noncredit

Commercial Drivers License
Face-to-Face
noncredit

Electrical
Face-to-Face
noncredit

Home Improvement MHIC
Face-to-Face
noncredit

HVAC Technician
Face-to-Face
noncredit

Marine Service Technician
Face-to-Face
noncredit

Plumbing & Piping
Face-to-Face
noncredit

Welding (Basic)
Face-to-Face

“With Chesapeake’s training, I was well prepared for to earn my CDL license. I send employees through the program to master the skills needed to earn a CDL license and to operate the trucks used in our business.”

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Deanna Evans-Ewing

Program graduate and owner of R.L. Ewing Contracting

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