This
article was published in the September 2023 edition of NTEA News.
Registration
is open for Work Truck Industry Welder Certification Program’s fall 2023
Train-the-Trainer session scheduled Nov. 11–13, 2023, at Lincoln Electric
Welding Technology and Training Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
What is
the Work Truck Industry Welder Certification Program?
One of the
most critical issues within the commercial vehicle community is attracting,
training, and retaining employees — especially in skilled trades such as
welding — due to increasingly high demand.
That’s why
NTEA, in collaboration with The Lincoln Electric Company and National Coalition
of Certification Centers (NC3), developed this unique program to provide work
truck industry companies with access to a consistent training curriculum they
can utilize to train and certify welders within their organizations.
Through
this initiative, industry businesses will have the tools they need to launch an
in-house training curriculum for the development of welders. Upon successful
completion of the Train-the-Trainer session, each participant will be certified
as an NC3 Trainer and with the skills required to conduct the program training,
testing and certification of their organization’s employees.
Getting
started
Companies
interested in participating in the Work Truck Industry Welder Certification
Program will begin by
- Completing the Lincoln Electric Education
Partner Schools (LEEPS) for NTEA Program Application and submitting it to NC3.
- Designating and registering at least one
individual to attend a Train-the-Trainer program at Lincoln Electric’s Welding
Technology and Training Center.
Upon
earning the course certificate of completion, participants will have the
ability to train, mentor and certify other employees at their organizations.
NC3 will provide ongoing follow-up support, including a sample implementation
plan that companies use to build their programs for their workplace.
Visit
ntea.com/weldercertification
for additional program details and to access Train-the-Trainer program
registration.