One final Inexperienced Miner Training is scheduled for surface and underground miners at Rend Lake College this year. Training is set for five consecutive days: 8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12 through Thursday, Dec. 15, and from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16.
The cost of the class is $165 and participants must pre-register. Those registered must cancel three days prior to the start of class to receive a refund. After the training is complete, students will receive federal certification which will allow them to be employed at many surface or underground mines (Form 5000-23).
All training courses will be held in the Coal Mine Training Center on the Ina campus. For more information or to register, contact Joy Fitts at 618-437-5321, Ext. 1261 or Sally Heathcoat at Ext. 2373.
