b"TRAINING & EDUCATIONprogram and contact the office ofneeds a state or local administrator, apprenticeshipinthestate.She'llwhich can be a contractor, technical thenbeginworkingwiththeirschool, vocational school, construc-office to determine what additionaltionschoolorchapter. Theydont paperworkmaybeneeded.Afterhave to be a large company to be all the paperwork is assembled, thean administrator or have their own companysubmitsitforapproval.program. In Portland, for instance, Once the DOL gives it the greentheColumbiaTileTradesTraining light,theywillhavetheirownTrustisaco-opofNTCAmem-DOL-approvedapprenticeshipbercontractorsunitedinappren-program.Atthatpointthecom- ticeship,withaprogramadmin-panyor coalition of companiesistratedbythePacificNorthwestcan begin recruiting apprentices.Chapter of the Associated Builders NTCAmembersneedtoreachand Contractors (see TileLetter, July out to us and let us know their inter- 2018 for the story). est,Bettigasaid.ThisprogramInadditiontohelpingNTCA membersnavigate throughthepaper-work, NTCA can help them navigate through the process no matter what state you are in, Bettiga said.Next stepsTheprogramisin astateofongoing development. A team of NTCA members is helpingSerbinfin-ishthecontenton NTCAUniversity, andSerbinisfinal-izing paperwork and documentsthatwill be used by members. Wethinkthetile industry has a unique storytotellanda uniqueallurecom-Welch apprentices taking a warehouse tour. paredtoothercon-50TileLetter | August 2019"