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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 Front and Center at Industry Forum

Aug 19, 2021

Registration is now open for the NCCCO Foundation’s Industry Forum on Personnel Qualifications. Now in its sixth year, the Forum is scheduled for Thursday, November 11, 2021 as a hybrid event to be held in person in Arlington, VA (Washington, DC) as well as via...

NCCCO Foundation and ANSI Discuss Workplace Safety/Workforce Development

Jul 26, 2021

Workplace safety and workforce development and the role that quality credentials can play in facilitating both were a main focus of discussion when Graham Brent, NCCCO Foundation CEO, joined ANSI Workcred’s Dr. Roy Swift on RVN Television’s Morning Coffee Series to...

Updated Accredited Crane Operator Certifiers Directory Published

May 7, 2021

WHO’S ACCREDITED? The NCCCO Foundation has updated its Accredited Certifiers Directory which lists all the crane and crane-related certification programs accredited by nationally recognized accrediting agencies in compliance with OSHA requirements. New in this edition...