The Redevelopment Authority of Cumberland County has secured an EPA grant to provide three sessions of Environmental Technician Training. The FREE classes will be held at Employment Skills Center in Carlisle with select specialized training dates held at HACC’s Harrisburg campus. HACC will provide all technical training and instruction while Employment Skills Center will provide work-readiness instruction, classroom space, and participant support. The project aims to prepare local residents for employment in the remediation of Carlisle’s vacant industrial sites (brownfields) and other jobs related to environmental remediation and cleanup throughout Cumberland County.

1. Environmental
Technician Training
Information Session

2. Environmental Workforce Development &
Job Training (EWDJT) Program
Brownfields Job Training or EWDJT Grants are funded through the US
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide:
• Environmental training for residents of brownfields communities
• Opportunities for employment
• Skilled, certified technicians for employers working in environmental cleanup

3. Carlisle Works: The Need
• Between 2008 and 2010, three major industrial sites in Carlisle, the IAC
(Masland) factory, Carlisle Tire & Wheel, and Tyco, shut down
• 63 acres of vacant and contaminated properties
• Need to redevelop and revitalize northwest quadrant of Carlisle

4. Carlisle Works: Carlisle Urban
Redevelopment Plan
• Remediation of contaminated sites
• Roadwork
• Stormwater management
• Green space, residential, and retail space
• Jobs for area residents

5. Environmental Workforce Development &
Job Training Program Partners
• Redevelopment Authority of Cumberland County
• The Borough of Carlisle
• HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College
• Employment Skills Center

6. Environmental Technician Training
Program Participant Qualifications
• Resident of Cumberland County
• 18 years or older
• High school diploma or equivalency
• Valid driver’s license
• Access to reliable transportation
• Must take basic skills reading and math assessments

7. Environmental Technician Training
Program Application Process
• Visit Employment Skills Center, 29 S. Hanover St., Carlisle
• Complete application, scholarship response, and review program
code of conduct
• Complete reading and math assessments (takes approximately 3 hrs.)
• Complete interview with program coordinator (by appointment)
• Upon acceptance into program, complete all intake paperwork

8. Environmental Technician Training Program
First Session Schedule
Where: Employment Skills Center, 29 South Hanover St. Carlisle
Select dates held at HACC’s Harrisburg campus
Field trips to local work sites
When: Work-readiness skills
Monday, February 27–Thursday, March 2, 9:00 am–12:00 pm
Environmental Technician Training
March 6–April 28, Monday–Friday 8:00 am–4:30 pm
Second session to begin July 2017, Third session to begin March 2018

9. Environmental Technician Training Topics
Include:
• Introduction to Environmental Science
• Introduction to the Brownfields Project
• Soils & Groundwater
• Chemical Safety
• GIS (geographic information system) for Environmental Technicians

10. Environmental Technician Training Topics
Include:
• HAZWOPER (Hazardous Waste Operations and
Emergency Response)
40 hour OSHA training conducted for one week at HACC’s
John J. Shumaker Public Safety Center

11. Environmental Technician Training Topics
Include:
• OSHA 30 for Construction
• Site Assessment
• Sample Planning
• Drilling/Soil Sampling Demonstration
• Field Sampling

12. Environmental Technician Training Topics
Include:
• Remediation Technology
• Introduction to Toxicology
• Green Remediation
• Underground Storage Tanks
and Leak Protection
• Waste Treatment
• Storm Water Management

13. Environmental Technician Training Topics
Include:
• Confined Space
• Forklift Certification
• Green Remediation
• Lead Paint Inspector Training
• Asbestos Inspector Training

14. Environmental Technician Training
Graduates Will Earn these Credentials!
• HAZWOPER (Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response) 40 hour
OSHA training
• Confined Space Entrant/Attendant & Supervisor Certification
• Lead Based Paint Inspector Certification
• Asbestos Inspector Certification
• Forklift Certification
• OSHA 30 for Construction
• HACC Certificate of Non-Credit Course Completion

15. Program Graduates Are Prepared for
Employment or Higher Education
Potential Jobs Include:
• Environmental Technician
• HAZWOPER Technician
• Lead Paint & Asbestos Inspector
• Brownfields Remediation Technician
• Land Use Planning/Redevelopment Technician
In a similar program held in Dauphin County in 2010-2012: 46 out of 60
participants found employment. 2 went on to study environmental science.

16. Next Steps
• Stop by Employment Skills Center, Monday through Thursday, 8:30 am to
4:30 pm to fill out an application and complete math and reading
assessments. The assessments take up to 3 hours—you may complete them
over more than one visit if needed.
• Meet with the EWDJT Program Coordinator for an interview.
• The most qualified applicants will be selected to participate.
• Questions? Call Callie Hazan, ESC Workforce Development Coordinator, at
243-6040 x 4429.