Craft Training Lead

Apache Industrial•Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Craft Training Lead will be responsible for delivering NCCER craft training and evaluation, supporting registered apprenticeship programs, and providing compliance support for prevailing-wage and apprenticeship requirements. This role involves administering training programs, maintaining accurate records, coordinating with various departments, and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations. The position requires a strong understanding of NCCER curricula and apprenticeship systems, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to effectively communicate with diverse stakeholders.

Requirements

Experience delivering NCCER craft training and evaluation.
Proficiency in preparing lesson plans, training materials, demonstrations, exercises, and hands-on learning activities.
Experience conducting NCCER module testing as an approved Module Test Proctor.
Experience conducting hands-on performance profiles as an approved Curriculum Performance Evaluator.
Ability to verify trainee identity, NCCER numbers, assigned curriculum, testing eligibility, and required prerequisites.
Knowledge of maintaining the security and integrity of NCCER tests and testing materials.
Experience recording and validating module completions, test results, and performance evaluations in NCCER systems.
Ability to evaluate trainee progress and provide coaching, remediation, and retesting support.
Skill in coordinating training schedules with project management, operations, safety, payroll, human resources, and craft supervision.
Experience maintaining accurate instructor, proctor, and evaluator qualification records.
Ability to assist with periodic reviews of instructors, evaluators, trainee records, and module completions.
Experience supporting corrective-action activities related to NCCER training, testing, credentialing, or recordkeeping.
Ability to assist with the development and maintenance of training materials, job aids, presentations, and standard operating procedures.
Knowledge of monitoring changes to NCCER curricula, systems, accreditation standards, and program procedures, and assisting with implementing updates.
Ability to ensure training facilities, tools, equipment, and materials are prepared and suitable for assigned curriculum and performance activities.
Experience assisting with the administration of Department of Labor-registered apprenticeship programs.
Ability to support the registration, transfer, reinstatement, cancellation, suspension, and completion of apprentices in RAPIDS or other required systems.
Experience preparing, collecting, and maintaining apprentice registration documents.
Ability to track apprentice probationary periods, wage progressions, on-the-job learning hours, related technical instruction hours, competencies, and advancement milestones.
Skill in reviewing apprentice records to identify missing hours, overdue evaluations, wage-step issues, and other exceptions.
Ability to coordinate with operations, payroll, human resources, project management, and craft supervision for apprentice information.
Experience maintaining apprentice rosters, status reports, wage schedules, Appendix A documents, apprenticeship standards, and project-assignment records.
Ability to assist with apprentice evaluations and communicate advancement requirements.
Experience supporting apprentice orientation and explaining program expectations.
Ability to help apprentices and supervisors resolve routine questions related to registration, status, training, and program participation.
Experience assisting with federal and state apprenticeship reviews, audits, data requests, and corrective-action activities.
Ability to support project intake and kickoff activities for projects subject to prevailing-wage or registered-apprenticeship requirements.
Experience assisting with reviewing contract requirements, applicable wage determinations, apprentice requirements, wage schedules, and project-specific compliance procedures.
Ability to verify apprentice registration status, occupation, wage step, and applicable Appendix A requirements.
Experience assisting with monitoring journeyworker-to-apprentice ratios and apprentice participation requirements.
Skill in reviewing payroll, timekeeping, training, and apprenticeship data to identify potential discrepancies.
Experience supporting certified-payroll and prevailing-wage reviews involving registered apprentices.
Ability to prepare apprentice rosters, status reports, supporting schedules, and documentation for clients, auditors, and governmental agencies.
Experience assisting with responding to apprenticeship and prevailing-wage information requests.
Ability to maintain organized and audit-ready electronic files for each apprenticeship program and applicable project.
Skill in documenting identified discrepancies, follow-up actions, responsible parties, and final resolution.
Ability to escalate unresolved, high-risk, or potentially noncompliant issues.
Understanding of protecting confidential employee, payroll, training, and apprenticeship information.
Proficiency in maintaining accurate records in NCCER, RAPIDS, Workday, spreadsheets, and other designated systems.
Ability to reconcile information between training, apprenticeship, payroll, timekeeping, and project records.
Experience preparing routine training, apprenticeship, and compliance reports for management.
Ability to track upcoming training requirements, expiring certifications, apprentice milestones, and outstanding documentation.
Experience participating in internal audits, client audits, and program-quality reviews.
Ability to support meetings with operations, field leadership, apprentices, instructors, clients, and external program representatives.
Skill in maintaining effective working relationships with field employees and professional staff.

Responsibilities

Deliver classroom, laboratory, training-yard, and field-based NCCER instruction in registered Appendix A occupations.
Prepare lesson plans, training materials, demonstrations, exercises, and hands-on learning activities.
Provide instruction consistent with NCCER curriculum requirements, recommended instructional hours, and performance objectives.
Conduct or support NCCER module testing as an approved Module Test Proctor.
Conduct hands-on performance profiles as an approved Curriculum Performance Evaluator.
Verify trainee identity, NCCER numbers, assigned curriculum, testing eligibility, and required prerequisites.
Maintain the security and integrity of NCCER tests and testing materials.
Record and validate module completions, test results, and performance evaluations in NCCER systems.
Evaluate trainee progress and provide coaching, remediation, and retesting support.
Coordinate training schedules with project management, operations, safety, payroll, human resources, and craft supervision.
Maintain accurate instructor, proctor, and evaluator qualification records.
Assist with periodic reviews of instructors, evaluators, trainee records, and module completions.
Support corrective-action activities related to NCCER training, testing, credentialing, or recordkeeping.
Assist with the development and maintenance of Apache-specific training materials, job aids, presentations, and standard operating procedures.
Monitor changes to NCCER curricula, systems, accreditation standards, and program procedures, and assist with implementing updates.
Ensure training facilities, tools, equipment, and materials are prepared and suitable for assigned curriculum and performance activities.
Assist with the administration of Department of Labor-registered apprenticeship programs.
Support the registration, transfer, reinstatement, cancellation, suspension, and completion of apprentices in RAPIDS or other required systems.
Assist with preparing, collecting, and maintaining apprentice registration documents.
Track apprentice probationary periods, wage progressions, on-the-job learning hours, related technical instruction hours, competencies, and advancement milestones.
Review apprentice records to identify missing hours, overdue evaluations, wage-step issues, and other exceptions.
Coordinate with operations, payroll, human resources, project management, and craft supervision for apprentice information.
Maintain apprentice rosters, status reports, wage schedules, Appendix A documents, apprenticeship standards, and project-assignment records.
Assist with apprentice evaluations and communicate advancement requirements.
Support apprentice orientation and explain program expectations.
Help apprentices and supervisors resolve routine questions related to registration, status, training, and program participation.
Assist with federal and state apprenticeship reviews, audits, data requests, and corrective-action activities.
Support project intake and kickoff activities for projects subject to prevailing-wage or registered-apprenticeship requirements.
Assist with reviewing contract requirements, applicable wage determinations, apprentice requirements, wage schedules, and project-specific compliance procedures.
Verify apprentice registration status, occupation, wage step, and applicable Appendix A requirements.
Assist with monitoring journeyworker-to-apprentice ratios and apprentice participation requirements.
Review payroll, timekeeping, training, and apprenticeship data to identify potential discrepancies.
Support certified-payroll and prevailing-wage reviews involving registered apprentices.
Prepare apprentice rosters, status reports, supporting schedules, and documentation for clients, auditors, and governmental agencies.
Assist with responding to apprenticeship and prevailing-wage information requests.
Maintain organized and audit-ready electronic files for each apprenticeship program and applicable project.
Document identified discrepancies, follow-up actions, responsible parties, and final resolution.
Escalate unresolved, high-risk, or potentially noncompliant issues to the Workforce Development Manager.
Protect confidential employee, payroll, training, and apprenticeship information.
Maintain accurate records in NCCER, RAPIDS, Workday, spreadsheets, and other designated systems.
Reconcile information between training, apprenticeship, payroll, timekeeping, and project records.
Prepare routine training, apprenticeship, and compliance reports for management.
Track upcoming training requirements, expiring certifications, apprentice milestones, and outstanding documentation.
Assist with developing procedures, forms, checklists, trackers, and job aids.
Participate in internal audits, client audits, and program-quality reviews.
Support meetings with operations, field leadership, apprentices, instructors, clients, and external program representatives.
Maintain effective working relationships with field employees and professional staff.
Perform other duties as assigned.