Cycle 1 of Material Handling is Complete!

Congratulations to the first graduates of the Material Handling training offered at the ANC Burdette Center. Graduates of the program praised the training instructor, Jim Shephard, for his dedication and passion for teaching. All of the students agreed that the course was excellent and prepared them for the workplace with a “new set of eyes focused on safety”. These Material Handling trainees are thankful to ANC and everyone who made this training possible. With multiple certifications in hand, these graduates are ready to be em-ployed. They would like to encourage others to sign up for the next offering of the Materials Handling Class.

In February 2016, the ANC Board of Trustees accepted a grant of up to $180,000 from the Rural Development Partners (RDP), a unique Community Development Entity certified and administered by the United States Department of the Treasury. Working with both RDP and Mid-River Terminal, a new company locat-ed near Osceola to service Big River Steel, The Solutions Group has developed a Material Handling curricu-lum involving classroom training and hands-on usage of equipment such as forklifts, rough-terrain lift trucks, aerial man-lifts, scissor lifts, skid steer loaders, overhead cranes, backhoes, and mini-excavators. The overall curriculum design consists of 112 to 128 clock hours of training delivered over a 4-week period. The initial training budget calls for eight iterations of the Material Handling training. The customized training is free to the public during the term of the grant. Although Mid-River Terminal is an integral partner in the devel-opment and funding of the training, RDP policies stipulate that all Low-Income Persons or residents of des-ignated Low-Income Communities will be eligible to participate in the training whether or not they are cur-rent or potential employees of Mid-River Terminal.

Article & pictures by: ANC Marketing Department Sheiron Bearden

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