Heavy Equipment Operator Training Program Receives Approval

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Heavy Equipment Operator Training Program Receives Approval

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   The University of Arkansas at Monticello received approval from the Arkansas Department of Education for its program in heavy equipment operation training offered at the Southeast Arkansas Community-Based Education Center in Warren.

   Students enrolled in the 37-week program are eligible to receive financial aid, according to UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter.

   “This is a program that has taken on a good deal of added importance in recent weeks,” Lassiter said. “The need for skilled, well-trained heavy equipment operators will be essential in the clean-up of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region and also in the construction of new highways. This is going to be a high-demand field, and we’re excited to be able to offer a program with so much opportunity.”

The heavy equipment operator training program required 870 clock hours of training and counts as 42 semester hours of vocational training. Persons interested in enrolling in the program should contact Teresa Sandine at SEACBEC at (870) 226-6920. For information about financial aid, contact Susan Brewer, UAM director of Financial Aid, at (870) 460-1050. Additional information about heavy equipment operation is available on the following internet Web site: www.heavyequipmentoperatortrainingprogram.com

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