A vocational school, or trade school, is a secondary school in which students learn a skilled trade.
Our training programs are competency based; a combination of lab and theory. Students gain the knowledge and skills of their trade through applying what they’ve learned in class to the real-world through practical, hands-on training in the labs.
CITC offers Skills Assessments to verify the current knowledge you have in your chosen trade. The results of the assessment, along with an employer’s recommendation, may allow a start in an advanced level.
CITC offers construction training in twelve (12) programs: Carpentry; Electrical: Commercial Inside Wireman (01); Electrical: Low Energy/Sound & Communication Technician (06); Electrical: Residential Wireman (02); Glazier; Laborers; Heavy Equipment Operators (HEO); Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC); Painting; Plumbing; Scaffold Erector and Sheet Metal.
Yes. CITC is a Washington State licensed non-profit vocational school accredited by the National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER), a coalition of 34 construction trade associations and training groups.
CITC encourages students to apply for an apprenticeship, where education and job assistance is a benefit. For additional information about apprenticeship, click here. To receive information about available scholarship funds or financial aid, call CITC’s main office at 425.454.2482 or toll-free 877.707.2482.
A CITC apprentice is an individual who has been accepted into one of the eleven CITC apprenticeship programs and registered with the Apprenticeship Section of the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries. A CITC apprentice is employed by a CITC Training Agent to receive their on-the-job training (OJT) which is monitored by a CITC apprenticeship committee.
There are two types of trainees. Only one is an apprentice. An apprentice is a trainee who is registered in a Washington State approved apprenticeship program under RCW 49.04. Apprenticeship programs are formal training regulated by the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council. If you are a trainee who is not registered with an apprenticeship program, you are not an apprentice. CITC offers 11 different apprenticeship training programs. To view a list of trades sponsored by CITC, click here.
CITC graduates receive:
A journey-level worker is a highly experienced individual who is recognized by a state or federal registration agency, and/or an industry, to be fully qualified to perform the skills of their trade. A journey-level worker has sufficient knowledge and skill of their trade received through formal apprenticeship training or practical work experience.
A Trainee is not registered with the Apprenticeship Section of the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries. Trainees may attend classes at CITC as a vocational student; however, they are not employed by a CITC Training Agent to receive on-the-job training.
Yes. If you would like to become a Washington State registered apprentice with CITC, whether you are attending classes or not, you must apply to the apprenticeship program and be accepted. To review the application requirements for each trade, click here.
CITC programs are open to the public. CITC encourages diversity and accepts applications from all minority populations. CITC does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability. CITC acknowledges that information pertaining to an applicant's disability is personal and confidential. If the information is presented, CITC will reasonably attempt to provide accommodation to overcome the effects of the limitation of the qualified applicant. All inquiries about accommodations should be made to the Lead Office Administrator/Registrar upon registration into the program. Some programs may require medical documentation due to the rigors of the program. CITC operates under FERPA Statute 20 USC Section 1232 and regulation 34 CFR Part 99.
