Two at CarolinaPower Earn NCCER Instructor Certification for Teaching Electrical Apprenticeship Curriculum
CarolinaPower’s Bradley Michie, Columbia (S.C.) Branch Manager, and Cordiro Harrison, Assistant Project Manager, are now certified to teach electrical apprenticeship classes using curriculum developed by NCCER – including Craft, Safety, and/or Management Training. In the Midlands region, electrical apprenticeship education partners with whom CarolinaPower is closely aligned include: Lexington Technology Center (LTC), a career and…
ABC Carolinas Celebrates 2025 Electrical Apprenticeship Graduates
ABC Carolinas (ABCC) celebrated its members’ 2025 Electrical Apprentice graduates with graduation ceremonies for the individuals enrolled in the chapter’s four-year Apprenticeship and Craft Training program. This year, ABC Carolinas graduated 15 electrical apprentices from Charlotte, and one from Raleigh. The graduates were able to bring their friends and families to celebrate at The Independent Picture…
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Record Federal Investments in Registered Apprenticeships
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced new actions to connect Americans to the good-paying jobs created by the President’s Investing in America agenda. White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden and Acting Secretary Julie Su will travel to Williamsport, Pennsylvania to announce more than $244 million to help modernize, diversify and expand the Registered Apprenticeship system…
“Signing Day” Celebration: CarolinaPower Welcomes Three New Apprentices
On Wednesday, June 19, CarolinaPower’s Columbia office welcomed three new employees with an athletic style “signing ceremony,” complete with company-branded jerseys. Caden Dillon, Aiden Kelley and Isaiah Hoskins – all three 2024 graduates of Lexington Technology Center’s electrical program – are entering CarolinaPower’s four-year “earn-while-you-learn” apprenticeship program. CarolinaPower’s Bradley Michie, branch manager for the Columbia…
ABC Survey: Biden’s Proposed Apprenticeship Rule Will Strongly Discourage Construction Apprenticeship Program Participation
According to the results of a new survey of ABC contractor members and chapters published today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s controversial, 180,000-plus word proposed rule overhauling regulations related to government-registered apprenticeship programs—or GRAPs—will discourage apprentices, contractors and ABC chapter apprenticeship program providers from participating in the government-registered apprenticeship system. “Initial feedback on controversial changes to apprenticeship regulations has been…
Government-Registered Apprenticeship Programs Not Keeping Up With Construction Industry Needs
At current rates of participation and completion, federal and state government-registered apprenticeship programs, or GRAPs, will fail to meet the construction industry’s short- and long-term skilled workforce needs, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of recently released U.S. Department of Labor data. ABC estimates that the construction industry’s federal and state GRAPs had about…
ABC Carolinas Celebrates Electrical Apprentice Graduations
ABC Carolinas (ABCC), which is marking its 25th anniversary as an ABC chapter this year, celebrated their members’ 2023 Electrical Apprentices over the past two weeks with graduation ceremonies for the individuals enrolled in the chapter’s four-year Apprenticeship and Craft Training program. This year, ABC Carolinas graduated 31 electrical apprentices from Charlotte, and four from…
ABC Carolinas Celebrates Graduates of Four-Year Electrical Apprenticeship Program in Charlotte and Triangle
ABC Carolinas recently celebrated the graduation of 24 electrical apprentices enrolled in the chapter’s four-year Apprenticeship & Craft Training Program at a Durham Bulls game in Durham, N.C. and at El Thrifty Social in Charlotte, N.C. Participants in ABC Carolinas’ educational program work full-time during the day and attend evening classes – two nights per…
ABC Carolinas Graduates 26 Electrical Apprentices From Four-Year Program
Charlotte, NC – ABC Carolinas (ABCC) recently celebrated the graduation of 26 electrical apprentices enrolled in the chapter’s four-year Apprenticeship & Craft Training Program at a Cannon Ballers game in Kannapolis, N.C. Participants in ABC Carolinas’ educational program work full-time during the day and attend evening classes – two nights per week each semester – at…
She Built This City Pre-Apprenticeship Plumbing Program for Women: Summer Session Starts July 6
She Built This City (“SBTC”) is a Charlotte-based non-profit focused on introducing women and young girls from diverse backgrounds to the skilled trades. SBTC is excited to announce its 15-week Pre-Apprenticeship Plumbing Program, developed in partnership with Moen, Three Way Plumbing and Lowe’s. The Summer session starts on July 6, 2021, with the Fall session kicking…
