Workforce Development

Our Diesel Engines program will give you hands-on experience with diesel engines and systems in cars and trucks, heavy machinery, boats, generators, and more. It is held on our Volt Center campus.

The program will include training on topics including: shop safety, intro to diesel engines, principles of diesel engines, engine evaluations and disassembly, pistons, rings and connecting rods, cylinder heads, and components.

Enhance your food service job skills! In our short-term classes, you will learn about ServSafe®, the most current and comprehensive food training program in the industry, helping five million food service professionals learn how to handle and safely serve food and alcohol. The ServSafe® training and exam meets all regulatory requirements and quality assurance specifications for hotel and restaurant brands.

This short-term class allows you to earn the certifications that enable you to purchase coolants for small appliances and refrigerant/cooling systems. The instructor will lead discussions and presentations of certification materials, including a pretest. The state examination, or online ESCO test, is administered during class.

Are you ready to polish your job skills and boost your marketability? Our Job Readiness Boot Camp can help you! It is divided into six steps that will have you career ready in just two weeks. The program is open to anyone, whether you’ve got a master’s degree and want to brush up on job skills or even if you’re an ex-offender trying ease back into society and the workforce.

Is your business requiring you to protect yourself from hazard from working in and around confined spaces? This course meets the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards. We will help you understand what a confined space is and teach directly from the OSHA publications. You will learn:

The Craven Community College Paramedic program has been issued a Letter of Review by the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP). This letter is NOT a CAAHEP accreditation status; it is a status signifying that a program seeking initial accreditation has demonstrated sufficient compliance with the accreditation standards through the Letter of Review Self Study Report (LSSR) and other documentation.

This course is designed for those with expired or nearly expired credentials. This is a hybrid course consisting of online and on-site requirements. Students nearly expired will receive the hours to recertify. Those with expired certifications after completing this course will be eligible to take the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services (NCOEMS) certification exam.

Our Code Enforcement – Law & Administration course allows you to sit for any of the State Code Enforcement examinations. To qualify for the exams, you must study the North Carolina Administrative and Enforcement Requirements Code, available from the International Code Council at 1-800-786-4452 or http://www.iccsafe.org.

Required Materials

North Carolina State Building Code: Administrative Code and Policies, 2018 edition, ISBN-13: 9781609838386

Are you looking to change careers? Our Manufacturing Fast Track program at the Volt Center offers a flexible learning opportunity that can get you on the fast track to a new career in manufacturing and assembly with our manufacturing partners like BSH Home Appliances Corporation, Moen, Chatsworth Products, and many more.

This course provides employability skills training for unemployed and underemployed adults. You will gain hands-on computer assistance that includes connecting to the internet, setting up email and social media accounts, and other useful programs.

This class is also part of our Job Readiness Boot Camp.

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