About the Training

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 not only increase employability but will also help you to understand just how important safety is on a jobsite. 

In the hands-on training portion of your training, you will be exposed to many different types of work and have a chance to work with the tools that coincide with that trade. You may have the opportunity to try your hand at concrete, carpentry, roofing, welding, laying conduit, electrical work and much more.

NCCT students have built homes, renovated city parks, completed community gardens and been a part of many other projects for our communities. You can learn how to do all of this and more! Our instructors have spent years in the field as certified Journeymen. They 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 wherever and whenever we can.  Our goal is to ensure the success of YOU and of this program. In cases where an NCCT graduate is accepted into a Union Apprenticeship program and cannot afford a tool belt, basic tools or initiation fees required for that Union Trade, we 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

NCCT has strong relationships with many apprenticeship programs that recognize and value the training our students receive. Job Placement into 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 of our Graduates 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 anywhere from two to five years. 

The average starting wages for a Union Apprentice range from $18.00 to $25.00 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.