LCCC’s CPT+ Program Registered as a Pre-Apprenticeship

Lehigh Carbon Community College’s (LCCC) newest workforce development program, Certified Production Technician Plus (CPT+), was recently approved as a registered pre-apprenticeship by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. This program is designed to prepare employees with the next generation of skills to work in a computer-driven, data-intensive advanced manufacturing workplace. The course combines on-line learning and simulation, self-study and hands-on demonstration of skills, which prepares students for jobs such as machine operators and the opportunity to move into maintenance, industrial automation or more advanced positions.

All registered pre-apprenticeships are required to have a connection to existing registered apprenticeships and are required to provide a combination of instructional based learning with hands-on skill-building. The CPT+ program at LCCC is connected to the registered apprenticeship programs at Mack Trucks and Ocean Spray.

Employers recognize that students graduating from a registered pre-apprenticeship course have learned the skills and knowledge that allow them to move directly into apprenticeship programs.

LCCC’s CPT+ program provides 200 hours of instruction related to advanced manufacturing, with 140 hours of the program being a combination of online and classroom instruction. It is then combined with 60 hours of hands-on training on the Skill Boss, which provides opportunities to learn skills in the areas of safety, quality, manufacturing and maintenance. Class size is limited to 10 participants, and scholarships are available. Students taking this course will have the opportunity to sit for MSSC certification exams to become a CPT+ certified technician.

For more information about this program or to register, contact Tom Bux, director of workforce training, at 610-799-1961 or tbux@lccc.edu.