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Eight students completed Tri-County Technical College’s Level I Power Lineman certification classes showcased their skills Thursday for future employers at a demonstration event held at the school's Anderson campus.
The event was a demonstration of the students’ power lineman skills obtained during their classroom and skills training. Graduates demonstrated pole climbing, pole top rescue, demo digging and setting poles.
The 12-week program’s curriculum includes American Heart Association/CPR First Aid training and courses in National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) core; OSHA-10 for Construction; Work Zone Flagger, Power Line Worker Level I Certification and modules out of Levels II and III and the Power Line Curriculum with the option of adding Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
Workforce scholarships, funded by the state, can aid persons who are unable to afford the cost of training.