One of the biggest challenges in the commercial vehicle industry is attracting, training, and retaining skilled welders to meet growing demand.
The Lincoln Electric Education Partner Schools (LEEPS) for NTEA program, designed specifically for the NTEA network in partnership with Lincoln Electric and National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3), delivers a customized, high-quality training curriculum tailored to the unique needs of work truck industry companies. This program empowers businesses to develop and certify welders in-house, ensuring a consistent pipeline of highly skilled professionals to support the industry’s growing demands.
Work Truck Industry Welder Certification Train-the-Trainer Sessions
Four Process (SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW)
Location: WSU Tech - Wichita, Kansas
Register
Dates: June 9-13, 2025
Cost*: $1,195 NC3 members | $1,295 NC3 nonmembers
*(plus travel expenses per attendee)
Location: Gateway Tech - Racine, Wisconsin
Register
Dates: July 21-25, 2025
Cost*: $1,195 NC3 members | $1,295 NC3 nonmember
*(plus travel expenses per attendee)
NTEA member exclusive: A three-day Train-the-Trainer course option covering Safety, Principles of Welding and GMAW Process (MIG). Three-day training (M-W) is available for $795 for NTEA Member/NC3 Member; $895 for NTEA Member/NC3 Non-Member, plus travel expenses per attendee.
Basic Welding Print Reading*
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Location: Virtual
Dates: April 14 & 16, 2025 | 2pm – 5pm ET
Cost: $495 NC3 members | $595 NC3 nonmembers
*The self-study Welding Math and Measurement certification is recommended as a prerequisite, but it is not required.
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Thermal Cutting
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Location: Virtual
Dates: April 1, 3, 4, 8, 2025 | 2pm – 5pm ET
Cost: $695 NC3 members | $795 NC3 nonmembers
Contact NTEA at
education@ntea.com with any questions.
Once your company becomes an NC3 Industry Member and your trainer(s) successfully complete the Train-the-Trainer initiative, you will have continual access to the NC3 online learning management system that is regularly updated with training resources, materials, and the certification exams.
All Train-the-Trainer participants can receive the following certifications with successful competition of the Train-the-Trainer event:
- Welding Safety
- Principles of Welding
- Introduction Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
- Introduction Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW)
- Introduction Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
- Introduction Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
- Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
- Advanced Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW)
- Advanced Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
- Advanced GMAW Aluminum
- Advanced GMAW Stainless Steel
- Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
- Thermal Cutting: Oxyfuel Cutting (OFC)
- Thermal Cutting: Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC)
- Thermal Cutting: Air Carbon Arc Cutting (CAC-A)
- Welding Math & Measurement
- Basic Welding Print Reading
- Pipe Welding: ASME & API
- Fabrication 1 & 2
- Submerged Arc Welding (SAW)
- Robotics: Teach Pendant
- Robotics: Cooper App
*Certifications of Knowledge
Program Costs:
- NC3 Membership starts at $5,000 annually per company
- Additional training locations: $1,000 per site
What To Expect
Train-the-Trainer program participants need to bring the following with them to class:
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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
- 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.
Post-Train-the-Trainer Class
- The trainer(s) must successfully complete the Train-the-Trainer initiative and pass the assessment
- The company must become an NC3 Industry Member (additional membership benefits and on onboarding will be included)
Upon completion of these two pre-requisites, the trainer(s) will be able to issue the certification assessments and have continual access to the NC3 online
learning management system that is regularly updated with training resources and materials.
