Do your apprentices and craft trainees have what it takes to win the national title of ? The 2016 (NCC) intent-to-compete deadline is around the corner; get your forms in before Dec. 1 to participate in the 2016 NCC in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., March 1-4.

The intense two-day event will be held in conjunction with ABC’s Workforce Week and features the best craft trainees from around the country competing in .

Some crafts require additional planning and can accept only a limited number of competitors, so don’t delay in sending in the forms. Competitors will be accepted to compete on a first-come, first-served basis.

The 2016 competition will feature the below competitions:

• Carpentry: Residential/Commercial
• Electrical: Commercial-Industrial
• Electrical: Residential-Commercial
• Fire Sprinkler
• HVAC
• Instrumentation Fitting
• Insulation
• Masonry
• Millwright/Industrial Maintenance Mechanic 
• Pipefitting
• Plumbing
• Sheet Metal
• Team Competition
• Welding-Pipe
• Welding-Structural

In addition, the NCC will hold a heavy equipment demonstration. For more information, visit or email [email protected].