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Apprenticeship & Craft Education
Please join us in congratulating our Electrical Apprenticeship Graduates. They have worked full time at their jobs all day & then attend classes in the evenings for 4 years. That's a lot of hard work & dedication!!
The mission of the ABC Apprenticeship & Education Program
is to provide the construction industry with the most qualified and technically trained people at all levels through various educational opportunities to strengthen the construction workforce in the Carolinas. ABC works cooperatively with other organizations and member companies, such as the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) to offer programs that carry with them both a high educational and financial value.
ABC of the Carolinas is able to provide an array of programs to address the educational needs of the industry.
These include:
Registered Apprenticeship and Craft Training in 30 trades (NCCER Accredited)
Construction Quality Management
Craft Assessment Certifications in 35 trades (NCCER Accredited)
Management Training Programs
Safety Classes
STEP Awards
WHY TRAIN?
OSHA recordable injuries down by 67%
First aid cases down 90%
Productivity Up 10 – 24%
Turnover down 32-43%
Unexcused Absences down 59%
Carolinas Apprentices Take Home Bronze
Hover over an Opportunity to Learn More!
Electrician
$27.76 Hourly / $57,741 Annual
If you’re into sound systems, robotics or tinkering with wires, you should think about a career as an electrician. Electricians install and maintain all of the electrical and power systems for our homes, businesses and factories. In large factories, electricians usually do maintenance work that is more complex. These kinds of electricians may repair motors, transformers, generators and electronic controllers on machine tools and industrial robots. They also advise management as to whether the continued operation of certain equipment could be hazardous.
Education options:
Students can start in high school where programs are available and continue training at technical schools, community colleges, registered apprenticeships or industry training programs.
Qualifications:
Manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination, physical fitness, and a good sense of balance. Electricians also need good color vision in order to recognized electrical wires by color.
Project Manager
$42.63 Hourly / $88,675 Annual
Do others seek your guidance to complete group assignments or project-based tasks? Transfer these leadership skills to the construction industry through project management. Project managers are essential to completing projects on time and on budget. Their duties can include planning, coordinating, budgeting and supervising construction projects from development to completion. Project managers usually spend most of their time on site where they monitor projects and make daily decisions about construction activities.
Education options:
A bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or project management certification is required.
Qualifications:
Communication skills, developing ideas and time management are key contributors with being a project manager.
Rigger
$27.46 Hourly / $57,122 Annual
Are you interested in practical physics? Do you love working outdoors? That combination is a good start to becoming a rigger. Riggers attach loads to cranes or structures using equipment like cables, pulleys and winches. Load calculations are necessary for each load and engineering principles are always in play. Riggers ensure equipment and materials are moved safely around a jobsite.
Education options:
Students can start in high school where programs are available and continue training at technical schools, community colleges, registered apprenticeships or industry training programs.
Qualifications:
Good depth perception and manual dexterity. Riggers also need to have good judgement and decision making skills.
Scaffold Builder
$22.68 Hourly / $47,166 Annual
Do you enjoy team-driven activities that involve strategy, communication and balance? Apply these skills to a career by becoming a scaffold builder. A scaffold builder works at great heights to install temporary structures such as ladders, walkways and handrails with a variety of power tools and lifts. These structures assist with constructing or repairing power plants, stadiums, hotels and other construction projects. Working effectively with others and understanding basic math skills are the secrets to a successful career.
Education options:
Students can start in high school where programs are available and continue training at technical schools, community colleges, registered apprenticeships or industry training programs.
“Let us think of education as the means of developing
our greatest abilities, because in each of us
there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled,
can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength
for our nation”– John F. Kennedy
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