Craftworker Training & Certification
Apprenticeships
Overview | Youth Apprentice Program | Career
Paths
Carolinas AGC offers an extensive Apprenticeship Program, registered through the Federal Bureau of Apprenticeship & Training or the North Carolina Department of Labor.
An Apprentice is one who is learning by practical experience under skilled workers. Most
apprenticeship programs run from 3-4 years during which the
individual will work a full regular hour week with on-the-job-training as well as complete 144 classroom hours of instruction each year.
Apprentices are evaluated for a predetermined wage increase every six months. When the apprentice successfully completes all of the required work-based learning and related classroom instruction, certification of occupational and academic mastery is awarded.
Graduates will receive a "skilled" pay rate, and may receive a nationally recognized diploma from Carolinas AGC, the US Department of Labor, NC Department of Labor, and/or the National Center for Construction Education and Research.
Benefits to the apprentice's employer
- Lower Turnover Rates
- Reduced Operation Costs
- Improved Skills
- Increased Productivity
- Increased Motivation
- Increased Efficiency
- Greater Dependability
- Improved Technical Knowledge
- Employee Retention
- Improved Safety Procedures
- Better Foremen and Superintendents
- Effective Leadership
- Improved Quality
- Standardized Processes
- Improved Internal Communications
- Measurable Results
Advanced Credit - Apprenticeship programs can be shortened if individuals can verify good previous on-the-job work experience or classroom instruction, which relates to a particular trade (shop courses, etc.). This will be guaranteed in a written agreement.
Youth Apprenticeship Program
This program especially for 16 and 17-year-old high school juniors and seniors
is an industry-driven education and career training program that is based on recognized industry standards.
It provides each student an opportunity to gain valuable hands-on technical training,
and prepares high school students to be high performance workers and at the same time continue their education in a community college/adult apprenticeship, college, or university program.
The program provides competitive pay scales with advancement opportunity while the student learns.
A partnership among business/industry, education, government,
parents, and youth apprentices is a means by which employers address current and projected employment needs through work-based and school-based learning.
How it works - Apprentices work on a part-time basis during
the school year and full-time in the summer. After graduating from high school, the youth apprentice moves into an adult apprentice program and continues his/her education. The employer may offer permanent employment and the apprentice has the option of entering the workforce and/or
continuing his/her education
Career Paths
|
POSITION |
SECONDARY EDUCATION |
POST SECONDARY EDUCATION |
YEARLY EARNINGS |
| Registered Apprentice |
Diploma or GED required,
technical or applied math, English, general science, ready
recommended |
Requirements include CAGC or
other technical courses, 2-4 years OJT, (includes 144
community college hours per year*) |
$13,000 to $25,000 |
| OJT Equipment Operator/Craftworker
(Highway Construction) |
Diploma or GED required,
technical or applied math, English, general science, ready
recommended |
As shown above or through
contractors with self administered, approved OJT programs |
$13,000 to $25,000 |
| Skilled Craftworker |
Algebra I, plane geometry,
advanced science, 2 years of vocational educational courses
recommended |
Carolinas AGC or other
recognized apprenticeship program recommended, National AGC
or other certification for trade recommended |
$20,000 to $40,000 |
| Foreman |
Algebra I, plane geometry,
advanced science, 2 years of vocational educational courses
recommended |
CAGC Project SuperVISION or
other approved apprenticeship diploma program; CAGC seminars
and/or community college courses recommended |
$25.000 to $45,000 |
| Superintendent |
Algebra I, plane geometry,
advanced science, 2 years of vocational educational courses
recommended |
CAGC Project SuperVISION or
other approved apprenticeship diploma program; CAGC seminars
and/or community college courses recommended |
$35,000 to $65,000 |
| Estimator or Project Manager |
Algebra I, II plane geometry,
solid geometry recommended, advanced science, 2 years of
vocational educational courses recommended |
Management education courses
and seminars, or other approved courses; 2 year associate or
4 year degree |
$30,000 to $75,000 |
| Vice President |
Algebra I, II plane geometry,
solid geometry recommended, advanced science, 2 years of
vocational educational courses recommended |
Management education courses
and seminars, or other approved courses; 2 year associate or
4 year degree
College recommended |
$50,000 to $150,000 |
| President |
Algebra I, II plane geometry,
solid geometry recommended, advanced science, 2 years of
vocational educational courses recommended |
Management education courses
and seminars, or other approved courses; 2 year associate or
4 year degree
College recommended |
Unlimited |
Note: Yearly
earnings are shown for comparisons only, and may not reflect
exact amounts in all areas. The terms apprentices,
trainees, and craftworkers refer to all trade and various
operator classifications.
* Carolinas AGC or other approved
technical courses are normally taught at local community
colleges. Individual company career paths and salary
ranges will vary. |
Please contact your local area
craftworker consultant
for information regarding the apprenticeship program.
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