Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (PRWEB) June 26, 2013
According to a release from the Environmental Protection Agency, Rose State College in Oklahoma City was one of two institutions in a six-state area to acquire the grant, nearly $ 200,000, to train water plant operators in hazardous waste, water and wastewater therapy systems.

Environmental education director Bill Clark stated students will be educated in 40 hours of HAZWOPER (hazardous waste) coaching, and 108 core hours of environmental training, like waste and liquid wastewater therapy systems operator, confined space entry, trenching and excavation, chemical safety awareness and hazard communications, and UST leak prevention, with state and federal certifications offered. The college will then perform with municipal, tribal and federal agencies for job placement.

Our placement price is 70 %, Clark mentioned. The jobs are out there.”

According to the EPAs release, the classes will emphasize recruitment of unemployed or underemployed workers.

These grants are supplied to neighborhood community job instruction organizations that have demonstrated partnerships with employers who have expressed a willingness to interview and hire graduates. I am happy to continue to support this crucial and tremendously effective EPA program that has effectively placed more than 71 % of plan graduates in environmental careers because the programs inception in 1998, said Mathy Stanislaus, assistant administrator for EPAs Office of Strong Waste and Emergency Response.

Funding for the three-year grant is $ 196,450. For far more data, get in touch with (405) 733-7488, e mail bclark(at)rose(dot)edu, or visit http://www.rose.edu/oklahoma-environmental-coaching-center.