ITI to Endorse NCCCO Certification Programs

November 10, 2014 - Industrial Training International (ITI), will fully endorse the national certification programs offered by the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO), and will prepare candidates for certification examinations at its training centers and at client locations.

 

 

Over the past three years, ITI has completed more than 1,000 nationally-accredited certifications with its customers in crane operations, rigging, and signaling, between both Crane Institute Certification (CIC) and NCCCO certification programs. As of January 1, 2015, the organization will be exclusively recommending the NCCCO certification programs to its customers.

 

"Considering the growth plans we have for our organization, we believe that at this point in time, and for the foreseeable future, no other certification body is better positioned to bring to our customers domestically and abroad," said Zack Parnell, vice president & COO of ITI.

 

ITI has initially applied for the approval of its training centers in Woodland, Wash., Memphis, and Edmonton, Alberta as NCCCO exam sites. The organization plans to gain approval to conduct testing at its center in Rio de Janeiro, and at its regional centers in Alaska and California. Additionally, ITI will certify 14 of its instructors in the USA, Canada, and Brazil in various certifications and practical examiner statuses, depending on their skillsets and client demands. ITI employees have served in volunteer capacities on the NCCCO Rigging Task Force. Its Woodland, Wash. and Birmingham, Ala. locations have also served as practical exam sites over the past two decades.

 

Joseph Kuzar, assistant training manager at ITI, will serve as the corporate delegate to NCCCO and be the liaison between the two organizations. He has been a full-time instructor with ITI since 2012 and is based in Virginia. Course and certification combinations at ITI Training Centers will be incorporated over the next two years beginning with NCCCO Signalperson, Rigger Level I, Rigger Level II. This will be followed by Lift Director, Mobile Crane Inspector, and other certifications.  

 

ITI plans to offer NCCCO Signalperson, Rigger Level I and Rigger Level II exams following its Master Rigger programs offered at its Training Centers. Additional course/certification combinations will exist at training centers, as well, ITI will be recommending to all of its customers to have their sites approved for NCCCO certification exams if they require nationally-accredited certifications.