Northeast State recently welcomed 14 new associates from J.A. Street & Associates General Contractors who joined the College’s group apprenticeship program.
All the new apprentices are training to be project managers at J.A. Street and will enter the construction superintendent program.
The new agreement is the first leadership apprenticeship at RCAM. The College and J.A. Street currently have several carpentry and metal building construction apprenticeships in progress.
“It’s the start of a journey that’s walking down the tried-and-true path,” Northeast State President Jeff McCord told the apprentices. “We’re glad to be able to walk it with you. We greatly appreciate the partnership.”
The new J.A. Street apprentices are Dennis Brickey, Kevin Alley, Roger Alley, Jr., Matthew Hatcher, Peter Horton, Adam Killian, Andrew Leach, Mitchell Lewis, Chris Miller, Trevor Sampson, Erick Sampson, Lawson Sizemore, Mason Sizemore, and Nick Willis.
The J.A. Street employees will attend training one Friday a month for an entire year.
Instruction is based on National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) curriculum and will cover 11 modules. Topics include project management, safety, interpersonal skills, construction planning, scheduling, and continuous improvement.
Greg Williams, an electromechanical lab instructor at RCAM, will direct the training.
Northeast State and RCAM worked with the United State Department of Labor (DOL) to create the Group Registered Apprenticeship Program in 2017. These registered group apprenticeship programs use DOL standards, which provide certification for more than 1,000 occupations.
As a registered apprenticeship sponsor, RCAM can construct DOL-guided training for companies of any size. This training is a valuable educational asset for smaller companies and entrepreneurs that might not otherwise be able to offer or sustain an apprenticeship program.
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