Highway Construction Trades Academy (HCTA)
Academies address the growing need for skilled labor in transportation industry while creating a more diverse industry workforce

This training will expose you to both theory and hands-on techniques that are commonly used in the transportation construction industry. Your future employer may or may not use all the skills you acquire. The Highway Construction Trades Academy ​is​ designed to introduce you to the latest information, techniques, and safety procedures.​

The Federal Highway Administration, as directed by Title 23 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), requires all state highway agencies (STAs) to establish and utilize On-the-Job Training (OJT) on federal-aid funded highway construction projects. The primary reasons supporting the federal requirements are to:

• Train and upgrade minorities, women, and disadvantaged persons to journeyman level status in the highway construction industry.
• Establish a plentiful and well diverse pool of skilled workers for the highway construction industry; and
• Demonstrate that equal opportunity exists in the highway construction industry.

• Construction math
• OSHA 10, CPR/First Aid, and Flagger Certifications
• Intro to Earthmoving and Heavy Equipment Training
• Intro to CDL

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Instructors are skilled practitioners in their represented industry. They instruct classes from an outlined course recommended and approved by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).