This certificate is designed for Edgecombe County High School students only as part of the Career and College Promise (CCP) program and through the partnership between Edgecombe Community College (ECC) and Edgecombe County Public Schools (ECPS) and North East Carolina Preparatory school (NECP). Through CCP, qualified high-school-age students in North Carolina have the opportunity to pursue these options, tuition-free, while they are in high school, allowing them to get a jumpstart on their workplace and college preparation. For further information on ECC’s commitment to helping high school students reach their educational goals, please contact Shawn Dawes, High School Liaison via email at dawess@edgecombe.edu or by phone at (252) 618-6546.

The Facility Maintenance Worker curriculum is designed to prepare students to maintain and repair physical structures and systems of commercial and industrial establishments such as hotels, hospitals, apartment complexes, and shopping centers.

Students will learn to use hand and power tools; replace defective electrical switches and fixtures; maintain the performance of environmental control systems; repair plumbing fixtures, woodwork, plastic, and sheetrock; lay brick; finish small areas of concrete, and paint structures.

Upon completion of this curriculum, the graduate should possess the necessary skills to qualify for employment as a facility maintenance worker.