The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) is an education foundation that develops standardized construction, maintenance, and pipeline curricula with portable credentials to help address the critical skilled workforce shortage. Ardent partners with NCCER to enhance our team members’ skill sets and validate their knowledge.
NCCER's training process of accreditation, instructor certification, standardized curriculum, national registry, assessment, and certification is a key component in the industry's workforce development efforts. The organization also drives multiple initiatives to enhance career development and recruitment efforts for the industry. NCCER provides about forty journey level skill assessments and associated curriculums.
Ardent is an Accredited Training Unit with NCCER-certified trainers that are capable of administering training modules and performance evaluations. Ardent utilizes third party NCCER sources to maintain the integrity of the program.