Calhoun County, AL – With local demand for workers trained in the skilled trades at an all-time high, Commercial Trade Solutions in Anniston is taking steps to fill that need with the first company-sponsored electrician registered apprenticeship program in Calhoun County.
Working with the assistance of the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship and NCCER (The National Center for Construction Education and Research), CTS spent months designing a training program based on NCCER standards. Josh Laney, Director of the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship, says “We are excited to partner with Commercial Trade Solutions, LLC to expand the use of apprenticeship programs in the East Alabama region. Electricians serve a vital role in the infrastructure of our state and CTS’s apprenticeship program is providing new opportunities for Alabama citizens to gain these essential skills and build a career in the electrical field.”
Apprentices who participate in the four-year program will receive the required classroom and theory instruction, while also gaining valuable “on-the-job” training as an employee of CTS. Those who complete the program will be eligible to test for their Alabama Journeyman Electrician license. CTS Owner, Matthew Sarver, hopes to offer the program to other regional contractors as a means of providing required training for their employees as well. “CTS is committed to the training of new electricians in order to equip them with the knowledge and skills to better themselves and the community.” says Sarver.
For more information about employment and the apprenticeship program at Commercial Trade Solutions, visitwww.commercialtradesolutions.com.
ABOUT CTS
Commercial Trade Solutions is an electrical contracting company based in Anniston, Alabama. CTS is fully licensed and insured and provides electrical services for both home and commercial clients. The CTS team has more than 40 years of experience planning and installing electrical systems. For more information about CTS, please visit www.commercialtradesolutions.com.
ABOUT ALABAMA OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP
The Alabama Office of Apprenticeship was formed to help Alabama companies expand the use of registered apprenticeships in providing high-quality career training for Alabama’s workforce. For more information about the AOA, please visit www.alapprentice.org.
