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southwest training center update OUR STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTORS ARE EXCITED TO BE BACK BY BLAISE THEARD, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST, SWTC The Southwest Training Center safely resumed all Spring semester classes on June 1 and accelerated welding and electrical courses on June 22. We plan to resume Fall night classes on August 3. The following health and safety measures have been implemented to protect everyone on campus:

•Requiring daily temperature checks for all individuals on campus •Maintaining 6ft of distance from one another •Installing hand washing stations outside building entrances •Mounting hand sanitizer stations throughout campus •Requiring masks for all individuals on campus •Minimizing frequent touch points throughout campus •Limiting frequent gathering areas •Sanitizing our campus daily •Reducing lobby capacity •Spacing classroom desks at least 6 feet apart •Reducing classroom capacity •Reducing computer lab capacity

We plan to continue many of these safety best practices into the future at the Southwest Campus.

Students and instructors are excited to be back training in the labs. While we all wish the resumption of classes was under different circumstances, everyone is receptive of the safety guidelines and requirements that we have put in place.

In both our industry and craft training, safety is always a high priority. The ABC SWTC will always do what it takes to complete the task safely. Our goal as training center staff and instructors is to educate, mentor and produce high quality craft professionals for the benefit of their career goals and for our industry. The additional steps we are taking to ensure our students and instructors are training safely will only improve our quality of training. However long these uncertain times will last, we will absolutely do whatever is necessary to continue providing superior hands-on training as safely as possible.

PERFECT YOUR TRADE THROUGH CRAFT TRAINING IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA

Established in 1980, ABC Pelican has trained more than 25,000 craft professionals, provided a variety of professional continuing education offerings, and promoted construction as a career to tens of thousands. Perfect your trade through nationally accredited curricula developed for the construction industry with us!

Questions? Contact: Kirby Bruchhaus, Director of Education (kbruchhaus@abcpelican.com | 337.882.0204) Blaise Theard, Workforce Development Specialist (btheard@abcpelican.com | 337.882.0204)

• NCCER Core Classroom

• NCCER Scaffolding Level 1

• NCCER Electrical Levels 1-4

• NCCER Millwright Levels 1-5

CRAFT COURSES • NCCER Heavy Equipment Levels 1-2

• NCCER Instrumentation Levels 1-4

• NCCER Pipefitting Levels 1-4 • AWS Welding Levels 1- 3 (afternoon & evening)

• NCCER CSST Safety 100 Hours

About ABC Pelican

Pelican Chapter, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnic origin, religion, sex, handicap, union affiliation or veteran status. Persons who enroll in ABC Training Center courses acknowledge that they are physically fit to participate in these courses. In the event of an accident or injury, participants will hold harmless from all liability and/or loss or damage, the Pelican Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. or its agents. This information is subject to change without notice due to enrollment numbers and requirements. Completion of all or part of a training program does not guarantee employment. While it is our goal to train for the construction/maintenance industry, our primary purpose is to train our members’ employees.

NCCER Accredited Assessment Center NEW: Fall 2020 Dates Spring 2021 Dates

Early Registration: May 4 – 28 (current students only) Contract Employee Registration: June 1 – 30 Open Registration: July 1 - 30 Semester Begins: August 3, 2020

Early Registration: October 1- 31 (current students only) Contract Employee Registration: November 4 - 28 Open Registration: December 1 - 23 Late Registration: December 1 – 31 (current students only) Semester Begins: January 4, 2021

222 Walcot Road Westlake, LA 70669 Hours of Operation: Monday - Thursday, 7:30a to 6:00p