State, hcwp on-the-job-training

The Idaho Department of Transportation was awarded a $365,000 project grant from the Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on January 28, 2022. The grant funding will support the establishment and enhancement of highway construction workforce practices and programs through the Highway Construction Workforce Partnership. Specifically, the Idaho Department of Transportation will host a five-week heavy equipment operating program in northern and southwestern Idaho that will provide local residents with education and experience in heavy equipment operation, concrete/cement masonry work, welding, ironwork, rural first aid/CPR, and traffic control flagging. The program aims to coincide with another statewide planned program and support workforce development in transportation infrastructure-related fields.

Project description

To establish and enhance highway construction workforce practices and programs through the highway construction workforce partnership (HCWP). The office of civil rights proposed to host a heavy equipment-operating program in north and south-west idaho that would coincide with one other state wide planned program. The program is a five-week long program where local idaho resident would obtain education and experience in heavy equipment operating, concrete cement masonry work, welding, ironwork, rural first-aid and CPR traffic control flagging, and occupational safety.