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Construction Craft Personnel - CCP

The Construction Craft Personnel (CCP) program will qualify you as a Construction Craft Labourer so you can start a challenging and lucrative construction career.

Construction Craft Labourers prepare and clean up construction sites, move materials and equipment and perform demolition, excavation and compaction activities.  You will work on a wide variety of buildings, structures and premises, including: municipal sewer and water mains, roads, dams, bridges, tunnels, railways and canals. Your duties and responsibilities vary from one job to another but, in general, you:

  1. handle and distribute construction materials (e.g. load and unload vehicles with supplies, equipment and construction materials; move tools, equipment and construction materials to and from work areas; remove rubble and other debris)
  2. excavate, backfill and compact subgrade (e.g. move and level earth using shovels and rakes, operate pneumatic tampers)
  3. place, consolidate and protect case-in-place concrete or masonry structures (e.g. shovel cement and other materials into cement mixers; mix, pour and spread concrete; use electric and pneumatic vibrators)
  4. install municipal sewer and water mains (e.g. dig trenches using shovels and other hand tools, align pipes and perform related activities)
  5. assemble and dismantle scaffolding, ramps, catwalks, shoring and barricades at construction sites.

This is a designated occupation in Alberta and pays between $13 and $25 per hour.  When you complete this program you will graduate, as a CCL Trainee, directly into construction employment.
A Trainee in a designated occupation is equivalent to an Apprentice in a trade occupation. As in an apprenticeship, you will register with Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AIT) and receive a record book (or “blue book) in which you formally record your occupational training progress.  After accumulating, and documenting, 2000 hours (12 months) of relevant occupational training progress (paid construction work experience) and achieving the established standards of academic performance (Alberta Grade 9 ­ or passing the AIT Theory Exam) you will be awarded an Alberta Occupational Certificate and are designated as a Construction Craft Labourer.
Hours earned in CCL designation are eligible to be included as accumulated hours in eleven trade apprentice streams: Bricklayer, Carpenter, Concrete Finisher, Electrician, Floorcovering Installer, Glazier, Insulator, Lather-Interior Systems Mechanic, Painter and Decorator, Plumber, and Roofer
If you are interested in a trades career, Lokken will assist you to identify a career path to future employment in one of these five streams.

Program Overview

The Construction Craft Personnel (CCP) program is a unique integrated training program that includes twenty weeks of classroom training and six weeks of work internship and includes:

AUTP - Academic Upgrading: 165 Hours*

Trade Entrance Exam Preparation:

AUTP-1: Mathematics
AUTP-2: Science
AUTP-3: Reading Comprehension

ST - Construction Industry Standard Safety Training: 16 Hours

ST-1: Standard First Aid
ST-2: Level A CPR
ST-3: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
ST-4: Construction Safety Training System (CSTS)
ST-5: Basic Employee Safety Training (BEST)

CPM - Career Path Management: 40 Hours

CPM-1: Money and Budgeting
CPM-2: Group Dynamics
CPM-3: Health & Wellness / Addictions
CPM-4: Conflict Resolution
CPM-5: Communications
CPM-6: Intrapersonal Management
CPM-7: Interpersonal Management
CPM-8: Managing Change
CPM-9: Risk Management
CPM-10: Anger Management
CPM-11: Stress Management
CPM-12: Time Management

IA - Integrated Applied Skills Training: 237 Hours

IA-1: Basics of Construction
IA-2: Operation and Maintenance of Small Tools and Equipment
IA-3: Basics of Concrete
IA-4: Excavation, Backfill and Compaction
IA-5: Scaffolding
IA-6: Construction Rigging and Hoisting
IA-7: Survey I
IA-8: Formwork
IA-9: Blueprints I
IA-10: Blueprints II

CD - Career Development: 110 hours

CD-5: Introduction to Career Planning
CD-6: Resumé
CD-7: Cover Letter
CD-8: Work Search Techniques
CD-9: What Employers Want
CD-10: Interviewing Skills

JR - Job Retention: 63 hours

This course facilitates the development of skills needed to maintain employment and take advantage of opportunities for career advancement that arise from employment. After completing JR, you will be able to:

IW – Integrated Work Experience: 240 Hours**

The work internship portion of the program confirms that you can demonstrate your Construction Craft Personnel skills, participate in on-the-job training, acquire and perform job specific skills and become a valuable, productive member of an organization.
IW-1 Week 1
IW-2 Week 2
IW-3 Week 3
IW-4 Week 4
IW-5 Week 5
IW-6 Week 6

FW – Follow Up

FW-1 Three (3) months after graduation
FW-1 Six (6) months after graduation

* Hours for all courses are estimated and may vary depending on your learning style and progress.
** Hours are approximate and dependant on individual progress and/or placement employers’ needs.

After Graduation

After you have graduated from the program, you will qualify as a Construction Craft Labourer Trainee and will be on your way to designation as a Construction Craft Labourer. To qualify as a Construction Craft Labourer, you will pass an AIT Trade Entrance Exam and work 2000 hours (12 months) in the construction industry. You may also choose to transfer your qualifying hours to a construction apprenticeship.
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 (Financial Assistance may be available for those who qualify)


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