Delta Region gets $1.3 training grant from Labor Dept.
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Updated: April 17, 2007
The grant will provide workers in the Arkansas Delta region with transportation industry career opportunities as professional drivers and open an entry point into a career pathway.
Additionally, the project will increase the capacity of education in the region, especially at Mid-South Community College, and support development of a registered apprenticeship program for truck drivers.
As a result of this project, 150 commercial truck drivers will be trained with an emphasis on underemployed and unemployed workers.
Industry partners include ABF Freight System Inc.; Covenant; P.A.M. Transport; Stevens Transport; TransAm; USA Truck; Werner Enterprises; and YRC Worldwide Inc. Additional partners include Mid-South Community College; Roadmaster Truck Drivers School; the Teamsters National Education and Training Fund; and the Arkansas Workforce Investment Board; Eastern Arkansas Workforce Investment Board; and local One-Stop Career Centers.
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