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The Government Accountability Office (GAO), the federal government’s top investigative agency,
has released a report confirming the existence of serious problems in nonunion apprenticeship programs, and in the Department of Labor’s management of the nation’s apprenticeship system.
Click here to view the report.
As
an integral part of its commitment to provide highly skilled heavy
equipment operators
and stationary/facilities
engineers to the construction, stationary and environmental industries, the
International Union of Operating Engineers developed and
implemented comprehensive training programs that are widely
recognized as the best in those industries.
IUOE local
unions throughout the U. S. and Canada, with extensive support and
input from the International Union, administer the training
programs.
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Additionally,
the IUOE has cooperative working agreements with the U. S.
Department of Energy to administer and operate the nation’s
foremost hazardous materials (HAZMAT) training program and the International
Environmental Technology and Training Center,
both located at the IUOE National Hazmat Project in Beckley, WV. The IUOE also
participates in the Job
Corps program, a training
program for young people, age 16 - 24. The IUOE has training
agreements with the U.S. Departments of Labor and Agriculture to
administer and operate pre-apprenticeship training programs at
various Job
Corps training centers throughout
the U.S.
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For
information about Stationary Engineers, also see the
Indoor
Air Quality
page.
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