The NKVTC is a Regional Occupational Center formed by the Delano Joint Union High School District, McFarland Unified School District and Wasco Union High School District.  The NKVTC is a Joint Power Agreement School District and is governed by a Board of Directors that establishes policies, adopts a budget, employs staff and provides vocational training programs for high school students and adults.

Education, business and industry leaders work together through various advisory committees to assure meaningful job skill training, a verified labor market demand, and a high potential for student placement.

NKVTC teachers are fully credentialed by the State Department of Education.  High School students may earn credits to fulfill their graduation requirements while learning a trade, whereby they will be ready to take their place in the "World of Work".  Adults enroll in NKVTC courses to further their education, upgrade their present job skills or learn a trade to prepare themselves to enter the job market.

NKVTC trains high school students, adults and out-of-school youth to become gainfully employed.  In addition to formal classroom instruction, NKVTC works in cooperation to provide students with "live" and current on-the-job training through the community classroom concept.  NKVTC teachers/counselors assist the students in job placement.

At the end of each school year NKVTC graduates entering the labor force make an impact on the economies of Delano, McFarland, Wasco, Kern County and California.  Thousands of dollars will be returned to the local, state and federal governments through various taxes that more than offset the training cost.  NKVTC graduates start to return this investment soon after they become employed in the occupational field in which they were trained.

NKVTC is funded by the State of California through public school apportionment; for each 525 hours of attendance NKVTC is given credit for a unit of Average Daily Attendance, in A.D.A.

Adult enrollment fee is $30.00 per semester.

For further information you may contact Lucia Lopez at the Wasco Office(661)758-3045 lulopez@wasco.k12.ca.us or Michelle Briseno at the Delano office (661)725-4187 mbriseno@djuhsd.org

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