ABC Keystone Apprenticeship & Training Trust (KATT) recently announced that a record-breaking total of 108 apprentices have graduated in seven trades, including carpentry, construction craft laborer, electrical, heavy equipment operator, HVAC, plumbing and sheet metal. The ceremony took place on May 20 at the Lancaster Barnstormers' stadium in Lancaster.
The ABC KATT manages and operates nine Pennsylvania-registered apprenticeship programs sponsored by Associated Builders & Contractors, Keystone Chapter. ABC Keystone's apprenticeship program began in 1968, and this year's 108 graduates represent the highest number of apprentices receiving completion certificates since the first class graduated in 1972.
The following local apprentices achieved the High Achiever Award for earning the highest grade point average in their trades: Christopher W. Chant of Lancaster, Carpentry, High Construction Company, Lancaster; Justin D. Culp of Lebanon, Electrical, The Farfield Company, Lititz; Phillip C. Gregg of Columbia, Sheet Metal, James Craft & Son Inc., York Haven; and Chad D. Weitzel of Conestoga, Heavy Equipment Operator, Flyway Excavating Inc., Mount Joy.
The graduating apprentices earned a certificate of completion from ABC KATT celebrating classroom and hands-on training. Those that completed their on-the-job training hours also receive Journeyperson certificates from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.
Apprenticeship, with its combination of classroom training and on-the-job experience, provides upcoming craft professionals opportunities to develop skills for careers in the construction industry. More information can be found at http://www.abckeystonecenter.org.
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