Colorado Department of Transportation expands training for highway jobs - Denver Business Journal:

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The Matthews Center in Denvet and Action Staffing Solutions from Loveland will join Aims Communith Collegein Greeley, which currently trainsx people under a contract with CDOT. The department’d On-the-Job Training program is paid for throughu a grant fromthe . CDOT has received $1 million over the last two years and has requesterdanother $700,000 this year. Since CDOT startex the program startedin 1,984 students have gone through it and 1,292 have been placef in jobs, CDOT spokeswoman Mindy Cranew said.
“In a time when the economyg is tough, the On-the-Job Traininh program can give someone the boosty they need to get back ontheifr feet,” said Celina CDOT’s director of human resources and administration, in a “The six-week training program, free of allows trainees to gain the skills and knowledge neededd to find a highway construction job and will assis t with the placement of eligible recruits into entry level positions.
” • Construction Hand and power tools, basic calculationxs and basic rigging; • Construction site CPR, first aid, OSHA certification; • Life skills: Workplacwe ethics, employment expectations, job applications and resumes; Heavy Equipment and Training: Learn to operate a dozer, scraper or loader. For more information on becoming a contact CDOT’s Center for Equal Opportunity at 303-757-930w3 or contact one of the training providers directly: Mattheww Center, 303-295-0376; Action Staffing Solution, and Aim Community College, 970-339-6294.