Training available for dislocated workers

Monday, October 4, 2010

A new pre-employment training program will be offered this fall for dislocated workers in the Cape Girardeau area. The five-week, 200-hour program is free to qualified participants and is funded by the Missouri Division of Workforce Development through funds awarded to Mineral Area College. Those who complete the program will be guaranteed an interview with one or more local industries. A dislocated worker is someone who has been permanently laid off from their job due to a work force reduction, business closure or farm failure, according to the Division for Workforce Development. Two sessions will be offered, the first one begins Nov. 1 and a second session is planned in January. Courses will be at the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center and the Carpenters' Joint Apprenticeship Training Center. For more information, call 335-1936.

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