2019 US Virgin Islands Code
Title 17 - Education
Chapter 5 - Public Schools
§ 48. —Priority in industrial-art training

Universal Citation: V.I. Code tit. 17, § 48 (2019)
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  • (a) Within the limitations of the annual budget of the Department of Education, the Department of Education shall give priority to the teaching of carpentry, masonry, mechanics, sheet metal, electricity and leather craft, over basketry and broom-making, in conformity with standard school programs.

  • (b)

    • (1) The Department of Education shall establish a “Youth Internship Program” for eleventh and twelfth grade students in the public school system, with emphasis in industrial arts training, but not limited to industrial arts. The program must train students to the maximum level possible and must seek employment in the private or public sector for the trained students.

    • (2) To be eligible a student must be in good standing in the eleventh or twelfth grade, be at least sixteen years of age, possess a social security number and receive written parental approval.

    • (3) Upon completion of the program the student shall receive a certificate of completion.

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