Two training courses for miners are scheduled during the month of April at Rend Lake College.
An annual refresher course will be held Thursday, April 13, followed by a five-day inexperienced miner class April 24 to 28.
The annual refresher training for surface and underground miners class is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 13 for the surface-only and underground portions. The cost of the class is $50.
The one-day training course will fulfill the Mine Safety and Health Administration's requirements for 10 hours of annual retraining for anyone working in a coal mine. Safety and first aid will be among the topics covered.
Inexperienced miner training for surface and underground miners will run from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. April 24 to 28. 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 that will allow them to be employed at many surface or underground mines.
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.
