ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE OFFERS INFORMATIONAL AND TESTING SESSIONS FOR THE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION CAREERS TRAINING PROGRAM

Illinois Central College will hold several informational sessions for its Highway Construction Careers Training Program, with program applications and TABE testing available at each session. There is no registration or fees required. 

The Highway Construction Careers Training Program (HCCTP) at Illinois Central College is a grant-funded program sponsored by the Illinois Department of Transportation. The goal of the Highway Construction Careers Training Program is to increase the number of minorities, women and disadvantaged individuals working in the construction trades. The program is a 12-week free training course that focuses on preparing individuals for a successful building trade application process by increasing math skills, job readiness, and technical skills. Training also includes OSHA 10-hour certification, Forklift and Aerial Lift Certification, and First Aid/CPR certification. Upon successful completion of the program, students will have the skills necessary to seek careers as laborers, cement masons, operating engineers, electricians, ironworkers, sheet metal workers, carpenters, bricklayers, and other union trades.

To qualify for the program a candidate must be 18 years old, have a valid Illinois driver’s license, have a high school diploma or GED, and consent to random drug screening.

Informational and testing sessions will be held:

• Tues., January 23, 2018, at 9 am
  ICC Peoria Campus, Hickory Hall, Room 131
  5407 N. University Street, Peoria

  

• Wed., January 24, 2018, at 9 am

Goodwill Industries

2319 E. War Memorial Drive, Peoria

• Thurs., January 25, 2018, at 1 pm
  Tri-County Peoria Urban League

317 S. MacArthur Highway, Peoria

• Thurs., January 25, 2018, at 5:30 pm

ICC North Campus, Hickory Hall, Room 101
5407 N. University Street, Peoria

• Fri., January 26, 2018, at 9 am

ICC North Campus, Hickory Hall, Room 101
5407 N. University Street, Peoria

If selected for the program, the class will begin on February 26, 2018, and end on May 18, 2018.

For more information about the program, please contact Monica Arbuckle at (309) 690-6912, monica.arbuckle@icc.edu, or Ellen George at (309) 690-6909, egeorge@icc.edu.