Discover Top Talent: Tap into the Region’s Skilled Workforce

keemibarra April 16, 2024 Living Here

Relocating or expanding a business to Southern Nevada means access to a skilled workforce. Not all careers require a higher education degree. Many in-demand trades, including medical assistants, aviation mechanics, and HVAC specialists, only require vocational training.

Several dozen private trade and technical schools in the Las Vegas region focus on hands-on training and offer professional certification and two-year associate degrees.

Trade schools often offer students a quicker route to a new career without the student loan debt that can come with a traditional higher education degree. It’s a win-win for job seekers and employers! Check out some of the region’s trade and technical programs below and kick-start your path to a new career.

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Table of contents: Southern Neveda’s Skilled Workforce

Nevada Career Institute

A leader in health education in Nevada since 1993, Nevada Career Institute offers affordable skilled workforce training programs in career paths for medical assistants, surgical technology, medical insurance billing, and massage therapy.

Carrington College

With campuses across the Western U.S., including a Las Vegas location near Harry Reid International Airport, Carrington College offers flexible learning options for students in several medical and dental programs, as well as an associate degree in nursing.

Northwest Career College

A family-owned and operated vocational college offering degrees and certificates in business administration, criminal justice, healthcare administration, massage therapy, and legal assistance. The college offers two skilled workforce training locations in Las Vegas and Henderson, with a third coming soon in East Las Vegas.

Pima Medical Institute

With locations in eight western states, the school’s Las Vegas location opened in 2003 and provides students with hands-on learning opportunities in the dental, medical, and veterinary fields. It’s yet another way to access a skilled workforce in the Las Vegas Valley.

Aviation Institute of Maintenance

The institute has a network of campuses across the nation and provides its Las Vegas students with hands-on training in aviation maintenance programs at a location near Harry Reid International Airport.

American Contractors Institute

Nevada’s only locally owned and operated online contractor’s exam test prep school. The institute is licensed in nine states and provides low-cost contractor insurance and license bonds.

National Technical Institute

NTI has locations in Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Houston, offering trade education for HVAC technicians, electricians, and plumbers. The institute works directly with companies to provide job placement to students, making it easier than ever to access the skilled workforce.

Advanced Training Institute

This Las Vegas-based school trains students for industry-recognized certifications as HVAC technicians, electricians, automotive technicians, and personal fitness trainers, offering both day and evening courses.

United Education Institute

UEI College has campuses in five states and specializes in providing short-term vocational and technical career training for students looking for positions in healthcare, business, and trades such as HVAC, automotive, electrical, welding, and criminal justice.

Professional Institute of Technology and Accounting

A locally owned and operated school, PITA offers students a variety of skilled workforce programs in accounting, bookkeeping, project management, information technology, AutoCAD, green technology, and computer skills.

Las Vegas Dental Assistant School

The school’s 12-week program includes weekly, hands-on labs at a local dental office paired with interactive online learning and also includes an externship requirement.

Las Vegas Medical Assistant School

The school provides hands-on learning taught by professional instructors with years of experience in the field. The 24-week program includes practicing in a medical office setting and an 80-hour externship requirement.

Tower Training Academy

Based in Henderson, the school provides training and certification for wind turbine technicians. The 240-hour course teaches students about the maintenance and repair of wind turbine equipment, as well as industry safety standards.

Solairgen

This ‘school of solar technology’ offers accredited online and hands-on solar panel installation and maintenance training courses covering basic to advanced concepts. The school is an IREC-accredited/NABCEP-approved training organization that has been operating since 2007.

Culinary Academy of Las Vegas

The CALV trains thousands of students each year through its 12 hospitality training programs, including housekeeping, food and beverage, front-of-the-house, and back-of-the-house jobs. Students receive real-world training through applied learning sites and partners, including a student-run full-service restaurant located on the school’s main campus and a student-operated professional catering service.

Tech Impact

The non-profit organization offers training programs to Las Vegas students interested in careers in IT support and call center assistance. Their IT Works program offers certifications preparing students for help desk, end-user support, and field technician roles. The CXWorks program offers an 8-week training course in customer experience.

Nucamp

The #1 rated programming school in the US, Nucamp provides online coding boot camps in Las Vegas, helping students earn the certifications needed to become web developers. Bootcamp topics include back end, front end, full stack, cybersecurity, and web development fundamentals.

Coding Temple

An online technical training provider offering pathways in software engineering, data analytics, cybersecurity, and quality assurance. Students can take the programs full-time, part-time, or self-paced.

CAE

Overlooking the runway at Harry Reid International Airport, CAE operates a 50,000-square-foot training center in Las Vegas to train private pilots. The facility houses seven flight simulators representing Bombardier, Embraer, and Gulfstream aircraft.

Viticus Group

A leading provider of innovative education for veterinary and human healthcare professionals, the Viticus Center offers state-of-the-art labs at two cutting-edge technology facilities in Las Vegas, presenting a variety of continuing education courses and specialized surgical training.

Carpenters International Training Center

The largest and most comprehensive training facility of its kind in the world, the ITC develops and improves the skills of members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters. Located in central Las Vegas, the 1.2 million square foot campus provides leadership and technical training to 15,000 members from across the globe annually.