Benefits to Successful Students• College Certificate in Welding• North Carolina Community College System Certificate for completing the

Youth Apprenticeship• 80+ hours of Caterpillar specific training• Paid work experience while in high school• Earned hours toward the Adult Apprenticeship• Preferred opportunity for full-time employment at Caterpillar

Benefit to Caterpillar• Pool of potential employees with approximately 619 hours of Caterpillar and welding specific training• Potential employees who are familiar and comfortable with the Caterpillar culture• Potential employees who are prepared and qualified for full-time employment with Caterpillar

Eligibility Requirements• Must be a high school junior in good standing (will apply during 10th grade)• Must be eligible to participate in the Career & College Promise Program• Must have letters of recommendation• Must have support of parents or guardian• Must complete the application process• Must participate in an interview• Candidates will be chosen based on the following criteria:

• Scholastic record• Discipline Profile• Attendance Profile• Test Profile• Interview Skills• Letters of Recommendation

Application Process• Students must complete an online application• Students must submit the completed application

packet by the due date indicated within the packet

*Junior YearFall

Semester

*Junior YearSpring

SemesterSummer **Senior Year

Fall Semester

**Senior YearSpring

Semester

College Classes

WLD 112 Basic Welding

Processes(MWF)

WLD 121A GMAW (MIG) FCAW/Plate

Part A(MWF)

Work/Train at Caterpillar up to 30 hours per week

WLD 121A GMAW (MIG) FCAW/Plate

Part BBPR 111 Print

Reading(MWF)

WLD 117 Industrial SMAWISC 110

Workplace Safety(MWF)

Caterpillar Work and Training

Caterpillar Accelerated

Training(40 hours)

(TTh)

Caterpillar Accelerated

Training(40 hours)

(TTh)

Work/Train at Caterpillar

(TTh)

Work/Train at Caterpillar

(TTh)

*Junior year students take college classes and work during 1st block**Senior year students take college classes and work during 1st and 2nd blocks

www.cccc.edu

OverviewThe Caterpillar Youth Apprenticeship program is a two-year youth apprenticeship program that leads into an adult apprenticeship and prepares students for employment specifically at the Caterpillar facility located in Sanford, North Carolina, and at other related industries. Eligible high school students take welding-related classes at Central Carolina Community College three days a week and work/train at Caterpillar two days per week during their high school junior and senior years. Caterpillar pays enrolled students during the school year for the time spent working/training at Caterpillar. In addition, students work up to 30 hours per week at Caterpillar during the summer between their junior and senior year.

At the completion of the program, successful graduates will have:

• earned an Industrial Systems certificate fromCentral Carolina Community College

• earned a certificate from the NC CommunityCollege System indicating that they havecompleted the youth apprenticeship

• completed the 80-hour CaterpillarAccelerated Training program

• completed hours to be credited toward theiradult apprenticeship

• worked part-time at Caterpillar for two years

For more information, contact your school’s Career Development Coordinator (CDC):

Southern Lee High School (919) 718-2400 ext. 2213

Lee County High School (919) 776-7541 ext. 2108

C e n t r a l Ca r o l i n aC o m m u n i t y Co l l e g e

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