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AUGUSTA — A number of Augusta-area organization are partnering on a free construction skills training program designed to equip candidates with the work readiness and sector-specific skills necessary to start a career in the construction field.
Augusta Adult and Community Education in partnership with Associated > General Contractors of Maine, Western Maine Community Action, FedCap, Maine Staffing and the CareerCenter are offering the program.
An informational session will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, at the office of Associated General Contractors of Maine, > 188 Whitten Road. Candidates must register online for the session at www.augusta.maineadulted.org and call 207-626-2470 to setbup an appointment for CASAS and ONet assessments. The deadline for > registering is Thursday, April 25.
Successful candidates will earn a WorkReady credential, OSHA 10, RRP certificatio, and learn about workplace safety, hand and power tools, along with measuring, fractions, and basic geometry. Students are provided work experience with local employers and may be > eligible for on-the-job training upon completion of the program.
The course is no cost to candidates meeting eligibility requirement for WIOA funding provided by Western Maine Community Action or possible state funding. To qualify, participants must be 18 years old, be interested in construction as a career, pass CASAS reading/math assessments, complete the ONet interest assessment; have the ability to work in the United States and successfully > complete an eligibility screening.
For more informatin, visit > www.facebook.com/WesternMaineCommunityAction/ and > wmca.org/.
PHOTO: Training partners from Western Maine Community Action and Augusta Adult and Community Education met on Monday, April 1 to discuss plans for the upcoming construction informational training session scheduled for April 30 in conjunction with Associated General Contractors of Maine. Pictured left to right: WMCA Employment and Training Specialists Myles Robert and Cathy Stairs; WMCA Program Coordinator – Central/Western Maine CareerCenters Patti Saarinen; and AACE Director Zane Clement. (Monica Millhime WMCA employment and training business specialist photo)
