b'LOW VOLTAGE APPRENTICESHIP GAINS for courses offered by government, industry, and otherCOLLEGE CREDIT RECOMMENDATIONS noncollegiate sponsors.NCCRS collaborates with more than 1,500 organizations andinstitutions of higher education across the United States andbeyond. NCCRS member organizations include stategovernment agencies, apprenticeship sponsors,corporations, and community and faith-based organizations.A few longstanding members include the City of New YorkPolice Department (NYPD), the Fire Department of the Cityof New York (FDNY), and Consolidated Edison. Since itsinception, NCCRS has evaluated and recommended collegecredit for more than 5,200 courses, exams, and educationalprograms enabling individuals to gain access to collegecredit for successful completion of qualified learning.WECA\'s Low Voltage Electrical Apprenticeship programreceived college credit recommendations from NCCRS(the National College Credit Recommendation Service) inAugust 2021.This benefit provides WECA low voltage apprentices theability to gain access to college credit for completion ofthis three-year apprenticeship program by using the creditrecommendation(s) set forth by NCCRS. The Low VoltageElectrical Apprenticeship program joins WECA\'sCommercial Electrical and Residential ElectricalApprenticeship programs, which each previously receivedcollege credit recommendations from NCCRS in 2018."Were gratified to receive this college creditrecommendation for our Low Voltage ElectricalApprenticeship program, which now joins our CommercialElectrical and Residential Electrical ApprenticeshipPrograms in giving our apprenticeship graduates a routetowards receiving substantial college credits for theprograms theyve already completed at WECA, said TerrySeabury, WECAs Executive Director and CEO. Weappreciate the external validation that our comprehensive,competency-based curriculum featuring skilled teachingby credentialed instructors and technically advanced,hands-on labs is of equivalent rigor to courses held at atraditional four-year college or university."NCCRS is pleased to recommend college credit forWECAs Low Voltage Electrical Apprenticeship program,NCCRS Director Lisa Sax Mahoney said. "Through ourprofessional evaluations, we support the recognition ofhigh-quality workforce training programs delivered byqualified organizations across the country."Founded in 1973 by the Board of Regents of the Universityof the State of New York, the National College CreditRecommendation Service (NCCRS) is an organizationthatevaluates and establishes college credit recommendations'