About the Training
NCCT HAS ONE GOAL preparing you for a career in construction
A pre-apprenticeship program like NCCT is designed to prepare you for a career in the construction industry. This preparation is broken up in to two parts: classroom training and hands-on training.
While in the classroom, you will learn things like how to read a tape measure, read blueprints, and given an introduction to construction math. You will also learn to work as part of a crew and can earn safety related certifications that will not only aid in employment but will also help you to appreciate just how important safety is on a jobsite.
With regard to the hands-on training, you will be exposed to many different types of work and get your chance to work with the tools that coincide with that trade. You will have the opportunity to try your hand at concrete, carpentry, roofing, welding, laying conduit, installing air conditioners and more.
In the past, during their training NCCT students have built homes, renovated city parks, completed community gardens and been a part of many other projects for the surrounding area. You too can learn how to do all of this and more! Our instructors have spent years in the field and have a great deal of experience and passion with one goal in mind – preparing you for a career in construction.
NCCT has a well-deserved reputation for going the extra mile to offer help where we can and our goal is to ensure success of both YOU and of this program. In cases where an NCCT graduate is accepted into a Union Apprenticeship program and cannot afford to purchase a tool belt, basic tools or initiation fees required for that trade, NCCT will work with the student to assist with these costs, when and if funding is available. We work closely with other organizations and partners to try to ensure that all our students have the resources they need to succeed.
Life After NCCT
Upon completing the Program, NCCT will work with its industry partners to find you a home in an apprenticeship program. We have strong relationships with many apprenticeship programs because they recognize and value the training the students receive. Placement in an apprenticeship program is not guaranteed, as there are a number of factors involved such as industry demand, economic and weather conditions, etc. however, NCCT is committed to placing as many as the industry can absorb successfully.
Once in an apprenticeship program, you will be dispatched to affiliated contractors who will hire you and allow you to continue your training while working and getting paid. Each trade’s apprenticeship program is unique in structure and can last from two to five years. Starting wages range from $16.00 to $24.00 per hour depending on the trade. Wages increase as your time in the apprenticeship program passes until you graduate and become a journey-level worker in that trade.
