Associated Training Services

What does it take to become a Nationally Accredited Training School?

 

National Certification
All ATS Schools are accredited by the National Center for Construction Education Research (NCCER), in Gainesville, Florida. The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) is a not-for-profit education foundation, Affiliated with the University of Florida, created to help address the critical workforce shortage facing the construction industry and to develop industry-driven standardized craft training programs with portable credentials.

 

Certification
ATS schools deliver a number of different NCCER curricula which helps our schools maintain quality and consistency. NCCER accreditation also allows the ATS students to be Nationally Certified by NCCER and receive certifications and credentials from NCCER.

 

State Boards of Education

ATS Schools are licensed by state boards of education in the following states;

• Wisconsin
• Illinois
• Minnesota
• Iowa
• Ohio
• Michigan
• Pennsylvanian
• Indiana
• Kentucky
• West Virginia
• Virginia
• South Carolina
• Texas
• New Hampshire
• Colorado
• California
• Florida
• Georgia

 

State Employment / Workforce Offices
Associated Training Services Inc. is currently certified as an eligible training provider under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) in most states. This designation allows Associated Training Services to participate in WIA funding programs administered by state's Department of Workforce Development (DWD). These DWD agencies and WIA programs help fund students who attend Associated Training Services training programs. The School is approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV).

 

US Department of Veterans Affairs

The following schools are approved for the training of veterans under the Federal Department of Veterans Affairs. Students Eligible for Veterans Educational Benefits may use those benefits when attending these schools.

• Wisconsin
• Ohio
• New Hampshire
• Florida
• Virginia
• Colorado
• South California