Quality Environmental Jobs Initiative

Quality Environmental Jobs Initiative Providing environmental job training to the unemployed and under-employed for environmental job opportunities in the local area.

The community development non-profit Coalfield Development Corporation in conjunction with the Center for Environmental, Geotechnical, and Applied Sciences (CEGAS) at Marshall University: “The Quality Environmental Jobs Initiative”. Funded through an Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training grant from the U.S. Department of Environmental Protection (US EPA), the initiative will provide technical training in environmental remediation over the next two years. Initially geared toward laid-off coal miners, veterans, and unemployed young adults, the training program is free of charge and open to the general public. Graduates of the Quality Environmental Jobs Initiative will gain a working knowledge of job related environmental issues and the opportunity to earn professional certifications in a variety of environmental fields such as: Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER), asbestos abatement, lead abatement, mold remediation, and meth-lab clean up. Additional services will include: professional skills development, life-skills counseling, and job placement services.

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1040 Vernon Street
Huntington, WV
25704

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