Showing posts with label EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

DOL TOUTS TRAINING PROGRAM

FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
DOL Working for You
Training Program Illuminates New Career Path
 Justin Hitchcock. Click for a larger photo.

Justin Hitchcock was working on a spray rig for an agricultural company while attending Mississippi Delta Community College. When the company closed, he followed his grandfather's advice: "you need to find a job, doing something that everybody needs... and you'll never have to worry about being laid off again." Hitchcock enrolled in the college's electrical lineman training program. Funded by the Employment and Training Administration's Workforce Investment Act as part of the Delta Workforce Investment Program, the 16-week program brought his grandfather's advice to life. Upon graduation, Justin joined Delta Electric Power Association as an apprentice lineman. His supervisor allowed him to go out on every call he could to gain experience and earn his journeyman rating at an accelerated rate. Today, Justin's entire crew is comprised of graduates of the community college program. "Nobody worries about who keeps their lights on, they just want them on. I love being one of the people keeping the lights on," he said.

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