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Big News!

COABE and NCCER are excited to announce a second round of construction training funding for 25 local programs that are COABE members!

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Each construction program will offer NCCER’s Core: Introduction to Basic Construction Skills, OSHA-10, and provide an introduction to carpentry, plumbing, HVACR, or electrical craft training. The start-up bundle will include materials for 15 learners and one instructor.

As a cohort approaches graduation, a graduation report needs to be filed. This report will include a minimum of one success story from the cohort, photos/video with permission to share, demographic data and placement information for the cohort to be considered complete. Training sites may run as many cohorts as necessary to meet the minimum number of learners but are encouraged to run more to support more individuals in the community.

Key Dates

  • Informational Webinar: January 9, 2026, 3:00 p.m. EST

  • Applications Due: January 16, 2026

  • Award Notifications Sent: January 26, 2026

  • Webinar for Grant Recipients: February 2, 2026, 3:00 p.m. EST

  • MOU Executed and Returned to NCCER by February 16, 2026

  • Accreditation and Director Training Completed by March 20, 2026

  • Instructor identified, trained and curriculum purchased by April 30, 2026

  • 20 learners trained for each expanding program or 15 learners for each new program with all cohort reports filed by October 31, 2026.

Click here to access the grant application
(deadline for submission is 1/16/26):

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  • Program accreditation

  • Program Director training for one individual (includes training on systems, office hours, and ongoing support)

  • Instructor certification for one individual (includes training on systems, office hours, and ongoing support)

  • NCCER Testing subscriptions

  • Textbooks or NCCERConnect (online e-learning)

  • OSHA-10 training and certification

  • NCCER Core Toolbox

  • Grant of $2,500 cash to be used for project materials and graduation gifts for learners

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There is a Gap in the market and the employers need for workers

Adult Education solves this problem and serves as a talent pipeline for employers.

NCCER is the leading credentialing organization in the trades and is partnering with COABE to roll out their curriculum and services

  1. NCCER products are easy to use, affordable, and align with GED/HSE.

  2. They are that step toward an industry approved Integrated Education Training.

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Grant Funding Opportunities Provided by NCCER

In 2025, we announced the first round of grant recipients for a funding opportunity that provided 25 COABE local programs with funding and support to launch a construction education training initiative. 

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Each new construction program offered NCCER’s Core: Introduction to Basic Construction Skills, OSHA-10, and provided an introduction to carpentry, plumbing, HVACR, or electrical craft training. The start-up bundle included materials for 15 learners and one instructor. Read the press release below.

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