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AUGUSTA — A group of area organizations have joined to provide a commercial drivers’ license course to train drivers for the construction industry, commercial deliveries, school buses and snowplowing.
Community partners representing both Augusta and Maranacook Adult and Community Education, Maine Staffing Group, FedCap, Associated General Contractors of Maine, and Western Maine Community Action are behind the effort.
The CDL-B course, with the WorkReady component, will be free for eligible participants.The deadline for registration is Friday, Aug. 31. An orientation is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, at the Augusta Adult and Community Education campus, 33 Union St.
For more information, call 207-753-9001 or 800-741-2991. TTY users should call Maine Relay 711. Visit hhttps://wmca.org for additional training opportunities and updates.
PHOTO: Educators and workforce training agencies met recently to develop an opportunity for a local commercial drivers’ license course. From left, Janie Miller, Maine Staffing Group; Patti Saarinen and Christina King, Western Maine CareerCenters; Zane Clement, Rebecca Corcoran and Tanya Ducharme, Augusta Adult and Community Education. (Submitted photo)
