MYRTLE
BEACH, SC (WMBF) – Fifty residents in 16 South Carolina counties will be
eligible to receive training in the field of highway construction.
The
South Carolina DOT recently awarded a grant to be used to train unemployed, underemployed, minorities, women and
disadvantaged people for jobs in highway construction, according to a news
release from the department.
The Transportation Careers
Training Program grant was awarded to A2 consulting, a Rock-Hill-based disadvantage
business enterprise, and will provide pre-employment training, heavy equipment
operator training and commercial drivers' license training for 50 individuals,
the release states.
Individuals must reside in
Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon,
Florence, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry, Marion, Marlboro, Orangeburg and
Williamsburg counties.
"A key challenge
employers face today is finding candidates who have the skills needed to become
employed in the highway construction industry," SCDOT officials stated in the
news release. "The TCTP will provide opportunities for individuals to gain a
construction-related skill, which will increase the opportunity for them to
have a career in the highway construction industry."
To learn more about
the TCTP, contact TCTP Administrator Christel Allen from A2 Consulting, at
(803) 329-4470, or email callen@a2consulting.us.
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