Core: Introduction to Basic Construction Skills

The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) is a unique, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) education foundation created in 1996. The foundation was created through a unique partnership of more than 125 construction industry and academic leaders who united to improve and standardize construction education.

Some features of the NCCER Standardized Curricula are as follows:

• An industry-proven record of success
• Curricula developed by the industry, for the industry
• National standardization providing portability of learned job skills and education credits
• Well-illustrated, up-to-date, practical information

NCCER also maintains the NCCER Registry, which provides transcripts, certificates and wallet cards to individuals who have successfully completed a level of training within a craft in NCCER’s curricula.