The City of Fayetteville’s Economic & Community Development department is working to invest in the services and skills of local contractors by offering a new course to the community.
Applications are open for the General License Prep Program, a guided course aimed at increasing the total number of licensed general contractors in the area by offering training and certifications to help them receive their general contractors license.
Each cohort for the program includes two, eight hour courses of classroom training conducted by instructors from Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC). These courses are held on Saturdays at the Fayetteville- Cumberland- Regional Entrepreneur and Business HUB located on Fayetteville State University’s campus and cover the following topics:
- Building/construction/ industrial training
- Blueprint reading/ construction
- Carpentry
- Residential building codes
- Residential & commercial planning/ estimating
- Construction safety
The program began with its first cohort in February of 2024. Ideal students for the program include those in the area who are already in the industry and looking to expand their services.
“They teach them how to actually pass the exam that’s required by the North Carolina State Construction Exam Board,” said Economic Development Manager Derrick McArthur. “A lot of these students that come to be a part of this cohort, they’ve already been in this field, and this was just trying to help them get to the next level. That can be your handymen, those that have been working in construction and look forward to taking on bigger jobs where they need a general contractor license, those that have been doing some demos in the city, but now we want to see you taking on bigger jobs and taking on those contracting jobs.”…