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NCCER Core/Introductory Craft Skills

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General Information

NCCER Core Curriculum covers basic knowledge and requirements needed in the construction and industrial trades and is the prerequisite to all other NCCER Level 1 craft programs. With modules in Safety, Construction Math, Hand and Power Tools, Construction Drawings, Rigging, Materials Handling, and Communication/Employability Skills, this introductory course provides the basic skills needed to continue on for certification in any NCCER craft.

This is a twelve-week hybrid course with a required four-hour weekly classroom/lab period meeting one evening per week and online homework/activities to be completed before the next class session.

Requirement Details

Coursework includes 48 hours of classroom/lab training and 48 hours of online homework and activities. No academic or experience prerequisites. Eighth-grade competence in reading and mathematics is recommended. 

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