If you are interested in a free training program that leads to a career in environmental cleanup, plan on attending one of three information and application sessions being sponsored by West Virginia University next week in Morgantown, Fairmont and Clarksburg.
Sessions will be held Tuesday, Jan. 23, at the Monongalia County Technical Education Center, Morgantown; Wednesday, Jan. 24, in the East View Unity Apartments Ballroom, Fairmont; Thursday, Jan. 25, at the United Technical Training Center, Clarksburg. All sessions begin at 7 p.m.
Potential students should bring their past employment information because applications will be completed on site.
During the sessions, potential students will learn about Env Jobs for WV!, a free job training program that will be held in Morgantown for individuals interested in careers in environmental cleanup. The free training is through a project sponsored by the WVU Northern WV Brownfields Assistance Center, WVU Safety and Health Extension and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Env Jobs for WV! is targeting adults interested in starting a career in environmental remediation, underemployed individuals interested in career advancement and workers transitioning from jobs in the declining industrial sector.
Env Jobs for WV! will be held in Morgantown in March and early April. Day and evening classes will be available.
The program will offer federally recognized certifications to trainees who complete the first series of courses. Two series will be offered over the course of the year and will include the following trainings:
- Hazardous Waste Site Worker�€40 Hours
- OSHA Construction�€10 Hours
- OSHA 7600 Disaster Site Worker
- First Aid / Adult CPR
- Environmental Career Development
- Environmental Site Assessment / Underground Storage Tanks / Petroleum -Contamination
- Gas Well Leak Control Training
Env Jobs for WV! is designed to prepare West Virginians to benefit from the growing number of jobs in the private environmental services sector. For example, according to the Brownfields Assistance Center, more than $900 million of federal funding has been allocated to help West Virginia remediate abandoned mine lands.
Individuals who are interested in training or who have questions about the program should contact Alyse Schrecongost, 304-293-2867, ext. 5418.