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Lincoln Electric Partners With NC3 To Raise Welding Education Standards

Lincoln Electric has created a multi-faceted plan to raise welding education standards across the nation and beyond through a newly approved partnership with the National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3).

Lincoln Electric has created a multi-faceted plan to raise welding education standards across the nation and beyond through a newly approved partnership with the National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3).

NC3 is a nonprofit network of education providers and corporations focused on bridging the gap between education and industry workforce needs. The new partnership with Lincoln Electric gives NC3 the authorization to administer Lincoln Electric’s Education Partnerships Schools (LEEPS) program and offer new certifications to provide community colleges, technical schools and other post-secondary trade schools with a complete suite of portable, stackable national welding certifications.

As part of the agreement, NC3 will develop and issue the LEEPS program’s world-class industry certifications, ensuring strong national standards for welding instructor training, classroom curriculum, competency labs, qualification exams and digital certification issuance. Lincoln Electric will ensure the certifications are in alignment with standards set by the American Welding Society, a recognized authority in welding education and training.

The plan also calls for establishing a series of national-standard Lincoln Electric training centers across the country as extensions of Lincoln Electric’s Welding Technology & Training Center located in Cleveland, Ohio.

“We are excited to have this partnership with NC3,” said Jason Scales, Ph.D., business manager for Lincoln Electric’s education products and services. “This will provide us with an incredible platform to share Lincoln Electric’s more than 100 years worth of knowledge in welding training, research and instruction with these institutions and redefine what a quality welding education program should look like.”

Certificates are among the fastest growing credential, providing workers with specialized and advanced training that demonstrates a greater understanding of the key attributes demanded by employers in specific industries. Applicants with NC3 certifications listed on their resume are viewed as highly skilled and committed job candidates. To date, NC3 has supported 110,000 students and awarded 180,000 certificates.

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