WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) is adding new training paths to its apprenticeship program, giving students more ways to learn a trade while helping area businesses find skilled workers.
The college is launching five new pre-apprenticeship tracks:
- Automotive technician
- Carpenter
- Early childhood educator
- Electrical assistant
- Electric vehicle service and repair
It is also adding three registered apprenticeship tracks in automotive collision, repair and refinishing technology; carpentry and construction management; and survey technician and geomatics. The growth comes after the college added a registered apprenticeship track for certified nursing assistants earlier this year.
With the additions, the college now offers 16 pre-apprenticeship and 19 registered apprenticeship tracks. CFCC works with 135 employers — 20 of those partnerships were added since May — and leaders say they are still looking to team up with more businesses across the region…