Program Overview
The North Baton Rouge Industrial Training Initiative (NBRITI) provides basic craft training in electrical, instrumentation, millwright, pipefitting, process technology, and welding at no cost to qualifying students. Students learn through fast-tracked classroom and hands-on training, skills, and workforce preparation. Graduates earn nationally recognized construction certifications from NCCER (National Center for Construction Education and Research) and American Welding Society (AWS) certifications. Students participating in the process technology training will receive a Certificate of Technical Studies: Process Technology Support Technician from Baton Rouge Community College.
Community Support
NBRITI launched in 2012 as a partnership between BRCC and ExxonMobil, and ExxonMobil continues to support the program and hire many of its graduates.
Industry Partners
We extend our deepest gratitude to the following companies and organizations. Their invaluable partnership, whether through advisory board leadership or by providing career opportunities for our graduates, is fundamental to the success of the North Baton Rouge Industrial Training Initiative and its students.
- Acuren
- Amazon
- Baton Rouge Community College
- Baton Rouge North Economic Development District
- BREC
- Brock Group
- Brown & Root
- Cajun Contractors
- CAM Industrial Solutions
- Chaff Air
- City of Baton Rouge
- Clean Harbor
- Coca Cola
- Community Coffee
- Control Worx
- Deep South Crane & Rigging
- Ethos Energy
- ExxonMobil
- Formosa
- GEO Heat Exchangers
- Greater Baton Rouge Industrial Alliance
- Hadley Precision
- HPC Industrial
- Hydro Chem PSC
- IRIS NDT
- ISC
- John H Carter
- LSU
- Maxim Crane
- Midwest Cooling Towers
- MMR
- Moore USA
- PALA
- Performance Contractors
- PSC
- Shintech
- TRIAD, The Newtron Group
- Turner Industries
- Westgate LLC
- Worley
Job Placement
The instructors and program manager monitor student daily attendance, the ability to adhere to safety rules, use of hand tools, use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), housekeeping, teamwork, and conduct. All students must obtain a TWIC Card. This program is designed to empower the students to be accountable for their own success in the industrial field. NBRITI students and graduates receive ongoing support with job placement in industry.
Credentials for Completers
- Electrical: Core, Level One and Two NCCER Electrical
- Instrumentation: Core, Level One and Two NCCER Instrumentation
- Millwright: Core, Level One and Two NCCER Millwright
- Pipefitting: Core, Level One and Two NCCER Pipefitting
- Process Technology: CTS: Process Technology Support Technician
- Welding: Core, Select Welding NCCER Modules, AWS
Completions Requirements
To receive certification in NCCER, trainees must pass a written examination and “hands-on” performance verification for each course subject/module. The minimum passing score for each written exam is 70 percent. To pass all performance verifications, trainees must demonstrate mastery of each specific skill without any input from the instructor or other trainees. To receive a weld test lab credential, trainees must pass weld x-ray examination. To receive the CTS: Process Technology Support Technician trainees must pass all courses with a 70 percent.
Contact
Technical Education Division
3250 N. Acadian Thruway E
Baton Rouge, LA 70805
1-866-217-9823