Eight students at Southern Vance High School have earned certification from the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER).
The students include Jan Aldana, Christopher Domigez, Courtney Elliott, Elton Marrow, Shaleyah Mitchell, Saul Santillan, Sheldon Smith and Michael Thomas.
The NCCER certification modules are offered through the Career and Technical Education Program course entitled CORE and sustainable construction. The instructor for the course is Ben Arrington.
This industry recognized credential requires students to score 70 or higher on modules which include basic safety, introduction to construction math, introduction to hand tools, introduction to power tools, introduction to blueprints, materials handling, basic communication skills and basic employability skills. Students also are introduced to modules on the green environment.
Students who are successful in the CORE and sustainable construction course are able to enroll in carpentry and masonry courses and continue their skill development.
The students earning certification are shown in the accompanying photo holding their certificates. They include, front row from left, Saul Santillan, Shaleyah Mitchell, Courtney Elliott and Jan Aldana. Other students are on the second row, from left, and include Sheldon Smith, Michael Thomas, Elton Marrow and Christopher Domigez and their instructor, Ben Arrington.