BENEFITS OF TRAINING

The following points provide the practical basis for the NCCER standardized training process:

• As industries compete more fiercely for fewer qualified workers, a professional, accredited training program that offers industry-recognized credentials and a clearly defined career path will attract and retain high-caliber workers.
• In today’s highly competitive markets, clients demand increased project quality. Only those contractors with trained and skilled workers capable of meeting that demand will succeed.
• Standardized training will create a national pool of construction, maintenance, and pipeline workers with documented, portable skills.
• Training improves productivity, which increases profitability.
• Standardized training will establish construction, maintenance, and pipeline industries as industries with credible career opportunities rather than just jobs.
• Career paths defined through standardized training will improve the image of the industry.
• Corporate commitment to improving craft workforce skills and professionalism increases employee loyalty and motivation while reducing absenteeism and turnover.
• Construction and maintenance users, pipeline operators, OSHA, EPA, and DOT do not tolerate contractors with unsafe, unskilled workers and hold employers liable for failing to train their employees.
• Corporate commitment to craft training clearly demonstrates a commitment to quality management, providing a critical competitive edge.
• A professional, well-trained workforce increases overall client satisfaction, thereby increasing the potential for repeat business.
• Well-trained workers are more capable of identifying potential problems and making innovative, cost-reducing solutions.
• NCCER’s standardized craft/technician training provides an industry-wide standard of recognition, career advancement opportunities, and a personal sense of accomplishment, professionalism, and pride for workers.
• Contractors who train have the competitive advantage.

The bottom-line results of the standardized training process are increased productivity, reduced accidents and, in turn, more cost-effective construction, maintenance, and pipeline operations.