The Missouri Department of Transportation is now offering an apprenticeship program that provides maintenance employees with on-the-job training combined with related classroom instruction, all while earning a paycheck.
A spokesman for the University of Missouri’s flagship campus in Columbia says the school has identified fewer than 10 students whose parents may have taken advantage of a financial aid loophole.
Area residents will soon have the opportunity to study electrical maintenance skills through State Fair Community College’s The LearningForce training series.
Missouri higher education officials say more college students are expected to receive merit-based state scholarships this year and students who qualify for a need-based scholarship will get more money.
State Fair Community College is set to receive $1.2 million over four years from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to deliver innovative pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship training programs in its service region.
The Sedalia 200 School District and area first responders will conduct an active shooter training exercise at Smith-Cotton High Junior School on Tuesday, July 23.