NCCER Certification

[Poolside]

What are the opinions of getting certified for the NCCER curriculum? Is it all that necessary or just for resume filler?


- Greg

 

[mdshunk]

I expect that if you work in major markets, that might set you apart. For most of middle America, I think nobody's gonna know or care about any NCCER certs. I had to Google it, matter of fact, and I try to make it a point to know about such things.

 

[haskindm]

My understanding is that the whole program needs to be certified in order for it to benefit the students. The big advantage to the students is that they are registered in a national database (labor pool). They can also move easily from one certified program to another. I became an NCCER Certified Master Trainer (two-day training class as I remember) so that I could certify the instructors in our program. Every time an instructor leaves, your program looses its certification until his/her replacement becomes certified. We have too much turn-over in our program to make it possible. Your program must also be sponsored by an industry representative. The college that I work for was going to be "sponsored" by the local ABC Chapter.

 

[bphgravity]

One of the Chapters of the Electrical Council of Florida uses the NCCER course for the apprenticeship program. I have several of the module trainee manuals used for the 4th year. They seem pretty good.

 

[Poolside]

I teach at a private voc school that uses the NCCER curriculum as a base for the tech programs. Overall, it's a good program, but like all other books, it covers some things in too much details, and others too little.

I was just wondering what the rest of the training professionals thought, if anything, of it? By the responses so far, I'd say not much.

- Greg -

 

[DUCKMAN]

I teach at a private voc school that uses the NCCER curriculum as a base for the tech programs. Overall, it's a good program, but like all other books, it covers some things in too much details, and others too little.

I was just wondering what the rest of the training professionals thought, if anything, of it? By the responses so far, I'd say not much.

- Greg -

I teach a modified version of the EST program which uses the NCCER books. I like the materials, as they provide good background information. For my tastes, the material is too much background theory. However I like to let my students read the background material, before applying it in the classroom. I pull bits and pieces of it out and insert it into my lectures to tie it together.