VADOC Launches Mobile Welding Trailer Providing Training Opportunities for Incarcerated Individuals and Those on Probation
Date:  07-15-2024

The mobile welding trailer will provide a three to five month training program
From Corrections 1:

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Corrections unveiled its new mobile welding trailer to provide more VADOC students opportunities to pursue a career in welding, the agency announced.

The “Education on the Move” mobile welding trailer has six welding stations within the mobile learning center. The trailer is also equipped with six realistic virtual reality welding simulators.

The mobile welding trailer will enable VADOC inmates and probationers to join a three-to-five-month program. This program, conducted in a cohort learning environment, will be taught by an instructor licensed by the Virginia Department of Education, VADOC says. Participants will receive training in various welding techniques. Continue reading >>>