Manufacturers and distributors in the work truck industry that want to hire, train and retain certified welders should consider sending one person from each location to participate in a three-day Train-the-Trainer session.
This program, developed in collaboration with Lincoln Electric Company and National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3), is designed to help you establish an internal welder training and certification program for your facility. The cost for NC3 membership starts at $5,000 annually per company. Companies with multiple training facilities will pay an additional $1,000 per training location.
At the completion of the course, your trained trainer will have the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to educate and certify your welding team on site at your facility. Advanced virtual training is available to those who complete the the in-person Train-the-Trainer session.
Work Truck Industry Welder Certification Train-the-Trainer Sessions
Four Process (SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW)
Location: WSU Tech - Wichita, Kansas
Dates: June 9-13, 2025
Cost*: $1,195 members |$1,295 nonmember
*(plus travel expenses per attendee)
Location: Gateway Tech - Racine, Wisconsin
Dates: July 21-25, 2025
Cost*: $1,195 members |$1,295 nonmember
*(plus travel expenses per attendee)
Sign-up to be notified when registration dates open for in-person Train-the-Trainer sessions.
advanced VIRTUAL TRAINING
Note: Registrants must successfully complete the Work Truck Industry Welder Certification in-person Train-the-Trainer program in order to take the virtual training.
Basic Welding Print Reading*
Register
Location: Virtual
Dates: April 14 & 16, 2025 | 2pm – 5pm ET
Cost: $495 members | $595 nonmembers
*The self-study Welding Math and Measurement certification is recommended as a prerequisite, but it is not required.
Request access.
Thermal Cutting
Register
Location: Virtual
Dates: April 1, 3, 4, 8, 2025 | 2pm – 5pm ET
Cost: $695 members | $795 nonmembers
Contact NTEA at
education@ntea.com with any questions.
What is the Work Truck Industry Welder Certification Program?
One of the most critical issues within the commercial vehicle community is attracting, training, and retaining employees — especially in skilled trades such as welding — due to increasingly high demand. The LEEPS for NTEA program was created to help address this challenge.
This unique program provides companies in the work truck industry with access to a consistent training curriculum they can utilize to train and certify welders within their organizations. Through this initiative, work truck industry businesses will have the tools they need to launch an in-house training curriculum that they can utilize for the development of welders.
All Train-the-Trainer participants can receive the following four certifications:
- Welding Safety
- Principles of Welding
- Introduction to GMAW
- Advanced GMAW
Upon successful completion of the training, each participant will be certified as an NC3 Trainer and have the skills required to conduct the program training, testing and certification of their organization’s employees.
Please note it can take about six to eight weeks after completion of the multi-day, on-site training to implement the training at your facility and certify your current welders. Once you have become an NC3 member and successfully completed the Train-the-Trainer initiative, you will have continual access to their online learning management system that is regularly updated with new course content.
Optionally, certified trainers can choose to attend NC3 and Lincoln Electric Education Partner Schools (LEEPS) GMAW Aluminum & Stainless – Steel Virtual Train-the-Trainer session to become GMAW certified GMAW trainers for both Aluminum and Stainless Steel.
What To Expect
Train-the-Trainer program participants need to bring the following with them to class:
- A laptop or Chromebook in order to access curriculum materials and the learning management system, as well as take the required assessments
- All necessary personal protective equipment, including but not limited to steel-toed boots, welding helmet, welding hat, welding jacket, safety glasses, ear protection, and gloves
- Welding tools, such as pliers and wire cutters, are optional
- Lincoln Electric will provide all other necessary materials
NC3 will communicate with all registered participants leading up to the Train-the-Trainer program to ensure they have necessary information, including the program agenda, list of required materials, program expectations, access to the applicable websites and the learning management system, and details on any online coursework that needs to be completed prior to the start. NC3 will conduct a video call several weeks before to review program details/requirements and answer questions.
