Porter County Adopts SEAL Program in Carpentry

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High school students in Porter County now have an opportunity to earn state certification in carpentry, helping to prepare them for a career once they graduate. The Indiana Office of Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship is partnering with a carpenter’s union, the Porter County Career Center, and Portage and Chesterton high schools in the State Earn and Learn programs.

Working with the Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters, the SEAL programs will serve as pre-apprenticeships for the carpenters union. Students in the program will earn apprentice certification. They will also have an opportunity to work with carpentry contractors.

“The SEAL will provide a way for students to develop job-related skills and build relationships that will help them to establish a career as a carpenter immediately upon high school graduation,” said IKORCC Outreach Specialist Chris Charters. “The IKORCC is very excited to help connect CTE programs with direct partnerships and work-based learning opportunities for their students with our signatory contractors.”

The carpentry SEAL program in Porter County is aligned with Indiana Career and Technical Education Next Level Programs of Study which provide students the opportunity to earn 15 college credits from Ivy Tech Community College in the construction technology field.