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Pennsylvania Transformer Technology and Sandhills Community College partner to establish new registered pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeships

By Staff Report, posted 5 months ago
Photos from PTT Groundbreaking in Hoke County on December 10, 2025.

Pennsylvania Transformer Technology (PTT) and Sandhills Community College (SCC) have partnered to establish new registered pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeships in the welding and industrial electrician occupations.

A registered pre-apprenticeship is a short-term opportunity normally utilized for high school students designed to facilitate career exploration while introducing participants to industry skills and work-readiness to improve their chances of entering into a registered apprenticeship.   

A registered apprenticeship is a long-term paid on-the-job career training program that includes classroom instruction that could lead to a credential, certificate or associate degree at Sandhills Community College. 

In the past few weeks, there have been two industrial electrician pre-apprentices from Hoke County High School, one welding pre-apprentice from Hoke County High School and one adult welding apprentice registered into programs at PTT.  

Businesses interested in creating pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeships programs are encouraged to reach out to Jason Levister at (910) 695-3778 or levisterj@sandhills.edu. Levister will help design a work-based learning experience aligned with industry standards and specific goals, attract the right talent, tap into a pool of motivated students eager to gain hands-on experience and give ongoing support.

More about these programs can be found at https://www.sandhills.edu/workforce-development/index.html 

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