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Welcome

The NCCCO Foundation is a 501(c)3 charitable organization formed by the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) in 2018 to promote industry safety by conducting research, educating about–and advocating for–personnel safety and certification, and facilitating access by youth, military personnel, and underserved communities to education, training and certification through scholarships and grants.

About Us

Education

The industry’s seemingly ever-changing working conditions, technology, and federal and state rules are challenging to keep abreast of, and the NCCCO Foundation is constantly improving and augmenting its educational and informational offerings in response.

Workforce Development

Over recent years there has emerged a severe shortage of trained construction professionals to help build this nation’s infrastructure. The NCCCO Foundation is addressing this skills gap, which has been widened by an aging workforce, through participation in multiple initiatives.

Education

A cornerstone of the mission of the NCCCO Foundation is that it serve as an authoritative industry resource of information related to certification and workforce development matters.

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Workforce Development

NCCCO is addressing the construction industry skills gap, which has been widened by an aging workforce, through participation in multiple initiatives.

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Standards Setting

The NCCCO Foundation participates in a variety of standards-setting activities, both nationally and internationally.

Recent News

Personnel Qualifications to be Focus of Industry Forum

Aug 1, 2022

The qualifications of crane operators and those who work with and around lifting equipment will once again be the focus of this fall’s NCCCO Foundation Industry Forum on Personnel Qualifications. Now in its seventh year, the Forum is scheduled for Thursday,...

Thomas Cantwell Selected to Head the NCCCO Foundation

Jul 13, 2022

Thomas (“T.J.”) Cantwell has been named Executive Director of the NCCCO Foundation. He will take over from current chief executive, Graham Brent, on August 1. As previously announced, Brent will retire from the Foundation at the end of July. Cantwell is...

NCCCO Foundation Announces Officers for 2022-2024

Jun 7, 2022

The NCCCO Foundation Board of Directors has announced the officers who will serve the organization for the next two years. Elected to serve as President is Garry Higdem, CEO of Mario Sinacola & Sons, Frisco, TX. Garry joined the Board in 2020 and has just...