Transportation careers training program (TCTP)

The South Carolina Department of Transportation received a $198,772 project grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on July 14, 2022 to deliver a Transportation Careers Training Program. The program will prepare unemployed, underemployed, minority and women participants for employment in highway construction through pre-employment training, commercial driver's license training, and heavy equipment operation instruction. As the designated state transportation agency and sub-awardee, South Carolina DOT will administer the federally-funded training program to develop an skilled workforce for the state's highway construction industry.

Project description

Program to prepare unemployed, underemployed, minorities and women for employment in the highway construction industry with pre-employment training, CDL training, and heavy equipment operation training.