A confetti cannon explodes over Arrty Rude, North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, as he smiles from the state at the 130-plus apprenticeship graduates who participated in a June 4 ceremony at NIC’s Schuler Performing Arts Center.
June 22, 2026
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June 22, 2026 1:07 a.m.
NIC Workforce Training celebrates apprenticeship graduates
College leads nation in trades apprenticeship program completions
For many, the ceremony marked the completion of years spent balancing full-time work with classroom instruction. Apprentices in NIC Workforce Training programs work under the guidance of skilled professionals, receiving on-the-job training while completing rigorous related instruction that prepares them to advance in their trades.