Core Construction

The NCCER Core training course is a prerequisite to all other NCCER Level 1 craft curriculum in construction and industrial occupations such as carpentry, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, welding, drywall, and construction craft laborer. The NCCER standardized curricula introduce basic skills for obtaining and retaining industrial employment, including an introduction to hand tools, power tools, construction drawings, basic communication skills, basic safety, and basic employability skills. This certification-training course provides the foundational skills needed to continue entrylevel education in any skilled-craft.

Length
8 Weeks; Mon-Thurs (8 am-12 pm)

Prerequisites
18 or older; Birth Certificate; Driver License/State ID; Social Security Card

Certification(s)Earned 

National Center for Education & Research (NCCER) Core Construction

Employment 
There are 1,455 Construction Laborers employed in Northwest Louisiana. This number is expected to increase by .91% over the next ten years.

• The estimated annual job openings are 25 jobs a year.

Median Wage

$14.66 hourly, $32,073 annually

Learning Outcomes 

• Describe the importance of safety, the causes of workplace incidents, and the process of hazard recognition and control.
• Identify whole numbers and demonstrate how to work with them mathematically.
• Identify and convert units of length, weight, volume, and temperature between the imperial and metric systems of measurement.
• Demonstrate the safe and proper usage of basic construction tools, both power and hand.
• Identify and describe various types of construction drawings, including their fundamental components and features.
• Describe the communication, listening, and speaking processes and their relationship to job performance.
• Describe the opportunities in the construction business and how to enter the construction workforce.
• Describe the basic concepts of material handling and common safety precautions. Identify various types of material handling equipment and describe how they are used.

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Contact Information

Dr. John K. Galiotos
Dean Workforce Development & Associate Professor of Chemistry
PI EPA Brownfields Region 6 Workforce Development Job Training Project
Southern University at Shreveport
3050 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Shreveport, Louisiana 71107
Tel. 318-670-9571
Fax. 318-670-6413
Cell 713-501-6800
Email: jgaliotos@susla.edu
Web. http://www.susla.edu

METRO Campus
610 Texas St., Suite 400
Shreveport, LA 71101