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Executive Committee receive a report on the Northern California Construction Trade (NCCT) program.
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On August 14, 2018, the Board Of Supervisors approved the contract with NCCT. In a generous partnership with the El Dorado County Office of Education, Probation secured a program site in the town of El Dorado, which used to be the El Dorado Trade School. Northern California Construction Training (NCCT) is a vocational construction pre-apprenticeship training program offered to justice involved individuals who have been referred to the program by their Probation Officers. This program offers hands-on education and preparation for a career in a construction trade. For more information on NCCT, their curriculum, and career development program, please visit http://www.ncct.ws/. This program touches on several areas of the Evidence Based Practices ribbon; enhancing intrinsic motivation, employing positive reinforcement, and engaging our clients in an on-going community support function. NCCT is currently operating in several other Northern California Probation Departments and fills a significant gap in our community, related to vocational training combined with job placement. Clients will have the opportunity to ‘build a better future,’ as our agencies collaborate to deliver a viable workforce for our local construction employers, while ‘building’ positive connections within the community. With NCCT's 85 percent rate of job-placement success, this is a much needed investment that will benefit our community, while reducing recidivism.
Although NCCT does not yet have a foot print in the Tahoe Basin, they are currently working with Placer County to expand to their North Lake Tahoe Office. Although services are not yet provided in Tahoe, this does not preclude an officer from referring probationers to this program from that area, if transportation has been addressed and the probationer meets the criteria for the program.
The program began on October 1, 201...
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