Cincinnati training program lands grads jobs
In an EPA-funded program, the city of Cincinnati provides a free brownfield job training program to enable qualified people to become experts in dealing with lead, asbestos, mold and other hazardous substances.
It’s dirty work but somebody has to do it. That’s why the city of Cincinnati provides a free brownfield job training program to qualified people so they can become experts in dealing with lead, asbestos, mold and other hazardous substances. The eight-week job training program, funded by an EPA grant, just graduated 11 people who are now qualified environmental field technicians.
In two previous EPA-funded programs, 136 people graduated, 87 of whom are now working for some 40 employers. “It’s not just about handing out some free training; it’s about giving people – willing to work hard – a hand up,” says Bonnie Phillips, one of the program’s coordinators.
Writer: David Holthaus
Source: Bonnie Phillips, City of Cincinnati
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