The ABC Commercial Construction Prep Academy, 11837 Technology Lane, Fishers, held forklift training for students from Oct. 28 to Nov. 4. Students were able to operate the forklifts between Nov. 1 and 3.
Enrollment in the academy has increased by 33 percent this year. Last year, ABC had a 100-percent placement, with a start date in writing, for any student who wanted and was available for a paid summer internship, paid adult internship leading to full time employment, or full-time employment. The academy expects the same this year.
The ABC Commercial Construction Prep Academy is a two-year program with a focus on the carpentry, electrical, and plumbing trades.
Students in the first year of the program can earn the following certificates: OSHA 10 Construction, First Aid/CPR/AED, Lockout/Tag Out, Fall Protection Safety Awareness, Forklift, Boom Lift, Scissors Lift, Skid Steer, National Center for Construction, Education and Research (NCCER) Core and NCCER Carpentry Level I.
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Students proceeding into the second year of the program can select a focus on carpentry, electrical, or plumbing coupled with work-based learning (WBL). WBL allows students to work part time during the school year with an ABC Member Business aligned to the trade of their focus. Second-year students can achieve up to an NCCER Level II certificate in either carpentry, electrical, or plumbing. They are also dual enrolled in an adult apprenticeship in the trade of their focus. This means students can complete the first year of an ABC, Department of Labor (DOL) registered apprenticeship while still in high school.
“The purpose of the program is to provide a career path with aligned postsecondary training for our students which produces real result for their futures,” According to Academy Director Robert Kneberg said. “We have a 100 percent placement rate with a start date in writing prior to the end of the school year for any student who wants and is available for a paid summer internship, paid adult internship leading to full time employment, or full-time employment!”
Learn more about ABC Commercial Construction Prep Academy at ABCIndianaKentucky.org.
Reporter photos by Nik Roberts