Henrico Career & Technical Education - CTE

Dominion at ACE Highland Springs Dominion Energy spent an awesome afternoon with students from all three ACE Centers in a hands-on and informative presentation hosted by the ACE Center at Hi...

Fashion students from various high schools in HCPS attended the HCPS CTE & RVAFW Fashion Symposium 2025 at the ACE Center at the Advanced Career Education Center at Hermitage. They participated in numerous Creative Workshops and teamed up to design and create clothing for a fashion show. Congratulations to all the students and their creative design work!

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Dominion Power visited the ACE Center at Highland Springs to talk about and demonstrate the various careers there. Students were able to experience many different tasks required to be done in the field and were able to ask a lot of questions. Thank you

AGCVA partners with Henrico County Public Schools for major workforce development initiative
HENRICO COUNTY, Va., Feb. XX, 2025 — The Associated General Contractors of Virginia will announce a groundbreaking partnership with Henrico County Public Schools to expand career opportunities in the construction industry. The trade association will host a press conference Feb. 25 at 1 p.m. at the Advanced Career Education Center at Hermitage to unveil details of the collaboration.
A key component of the partnership is a student-led commercial construction project that will provide HCPS’ Advanced Career Education students with hands-on experience at an active construction site — their own school. The opportunity will help students develop essential skills while establishing connections with potential employers in the construction industry.
AGCVA members have committed to supporting students by providing industry-aligned instruction, materials, equipment and mentorship opportunities. The initiative will serve as a model for workforce development, demonstrating how strong partnerships between industry and education can address workforce shortages and change perceptions of careers in construction.
The project is slated to begin in spring 2025. It will include two phases, each lasting approximately one year. AGCVA members will mentor students and contribute resources, but additional industry partners are still needed to ensure the project’s success.

News conference
Who: Media representatives, industry professionals, educators, students and community members are invited to attend the event.
When: Feb. 25 at 1 p.m.
Where: Advanced Career Education Center at Hermitage, 8350 Hermitage High Blvd., Henrico, VA 23228
The event will feature remarks from AGCVA leaders, HCPS representatives, industry partners and students who have benefited from similar programs.

For more information, please contact:
Ally Davis, AGCVA communications manager
[email protected] | 804-690-3397

Representatives from the Henrico County School Board, Board of Supervisors, , and many more were at to see the Shine the Light event. Students from Kennesha Walker's class are building solar suitcases to send to Uganda and Kenya! The solar-charged cases can light up a room so students can do their schoolwork or charge a cell phone.

The students from the Culinary, Baking and Pastry, and Hospitality and Tourism programs planned, prepared, and served lunch for guests attending the announcement of the partnership with Associated General Contractors of the State of Virginia to work with our trade students in building out the second-floor medical classrooms at the new ACE Center at Hermitage that opened last year.

Over 175 Henrico County Schools students visited with 9 businesses and members of the AFSA to discover the many career opportunities in the fire sprinkler industry! Our students are !

In our latest episode, we talk to representatives of the Richmond chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction. Find out how every year more and more women choose a traditionally male career path. The times are changing for the better! https://open.spotify.com/episode/7u4rYsmD1h0vyEveDDmbwA?si=F9Rg8K-sT3SwIexwBgFQpw

Hotels, airlines, destinations, attractions, transportation, cruises, events, tourist services, travel agents, tour operators, and many other exciting choices lie ahead of you when you learn about Hospitality and Tourism! There are still spots open to begin your career journey next year. https://cte.henricoschools.us/o/hwcd/page/apply

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Career Mega Sale 2025 A huge thanks to the business and community partners who participated in the Career Mega Sale, an annual hiring fair for career seekers.

Even though we had to delay the Career Mega Sale a week because of snow we had a great turnout of students and adults looking to start a career with one of the many businesses at our 2nd Career Mega Sale!

Students from all the ACE Center at Highland Springs programs participated in mock interviews today. Thanks to all our business partners, volunteers, and VCU Health Science Career Community who interviewed our students!