MANY BENEFITS FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES TO BE CERTIFIED

Apprenticeship is an industry-driven, high-quality career track. Employers develop their workforce, and individual employees obtain paid work experience, classroom instruction, mentorship, and a nationally-recognized NCCER credential.

After all of the on-the-job training and classroom instruction, employees are certified in that construction trade by the U.S. Department of Labor. The criteria to be certified is a little different for each trade. For example, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) requires 6,000 on-the-job hours, and 432 classroom hours, or what is called related technical instruction.

On-the-job hours are conducted during working hours at the job site, under the guidance of a journeyman trades person working with the apprentice at the company. The classroom hours are at the GCA Trades Academy. The instructors are professionals in their construction fields trained by the GCA Trades Academy to instruct the nationally recognized NCCER curriculum.

The Guam Registered Apprenticeship Program is actually made up of four different parts. The Guam Contractors Association is the sponsor with the apprenticeship standards. The GCA Trades Academy is the training institute. The employer indentures the apprentice and provides the journeyman to teach the apprentice on the job. And of course, the apprentice, who will go through training to become certified in the construction trade.

If your company is considering starting a registered apprenticeship program, consider these benefits to your employees (and your company) to getting certified.

• Productivity increases because your employees are trained in the latest best practices in the construction industry.

• Increase in skills creates a better product for your customers.

• More professional image enhances your company’s reputation as a company who not only performs quality work but also continually improves by training trades people.

• Increased safety performance reduces lost hours on the job site and improves health care costs.

The Guam Contractors Association keeps track of hours worked and the education progress of the apprentice. We can guide your company through the process. What have you got to lose?

Join the growing community of apprentices in Guam’s construction industry. 115 apprentices are currently employed, getting paid, increasing their skills, and furthering their education.

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