CENTER FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT #EKUENGAGES WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
EKU PARTNERS WITH OSHA AND KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO OFFER CREDENTIAL TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Eastern Kentucky University has partnered with the Kentucky Department of Education’s Office of Career and Technical Education to implement workplace safety training for high school students interested in construction and manufacturing sector careers. As a result, students in designated career and technical programs will graduate high school with an OSHA 10-Hour Training credential issued by EKU on behalf of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This is beneficial not only to employers but to the students as well – the OSHA 10 certification is a nationally recognized credential in promoting safer work practices. The project was launched in summer 2017 with the teachers spending part of their summer break on campus at EKU, first completing the
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Standards Course and then continuing into the Train-the-Trainer Course. A total of 18 teachers participated in the construction track, while another 14 were in the general industry/ manufacturing track. Upon completion of the program, the authorized teachers will weave the safety course into the construction or manufacturing curriculum with students receiving an OSHA 10- or 30-Hour certification. The second round of training is scheduled for summer 2018 and will authorize the remaining qualified instructors. OSHA 10 courses provide information needed to help line workers, foremen, supervisors, managers, superintendents, safety staff and others become aware of common health and safety hazards to avoid.