The National Center for Construction Education and Research’s (NCCER) has released its new, first-level general carpentry curriculum. The program includes career paths for carpentry for building construction and form carpentry as well as interim credentials for each.
Instead of a four-level guide, the new program has three levels: core, general carpentry and followed by either building construction carpentry or form carpentry. Form carpentry will be released in 2023. The curriculum is a full, four-year apprenticeship program.
The updated carpentry curriculum includes improved digital education technologies and hybrid learning. With this revision, the focus is on providing an improved experience for the trainees, as well as a range of user-friendly digital tools and videos through the NCCERconnect platform for better learning.
For more information about the classes, there is a webinar with NCCER Project Manager Dario VanHorne, NCCER Technical Writer Gary Ferguson and Subject Matter Expert Buddy Showalter of the International Code Council. The webinar will take place at 2 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 21. Click here to register.
NCCER develops and distributes its curricula in partnership with Pearson, and ensures that it complies with the Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship requirements for time-based training. Individuals who successfully complete these training programs through an NCCER Accredited Training Sponsor will earn industry-recognized credentials through the NCCER Registry System.
