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Perkins instructors start New Year with specialized training

During the first week of the New Year, Carl D. Perkins CTT instructors, maintenance staff and safety officers received specialized training in scaffolding. Jim Beck of Beck Safety Consultants was on center Jan. 5-7 to teach the 32-hour Principles of Scaffolding class to Perkins staff. This training, which reflects Perkins’ commitment to safety as its top priority, enables staff to be more knowledgeable about safe set-up and use of scaffolding and to teach these skills to students. Students will be able to practice these skills on center with mock setups and actual work in the spring on center projects and work-based learning.

Pictured are Jim Beck, trainer, and Perkins staff.

Beck has more than 45 years of construction experience and now teaches part time at Eastern Kentucky University at the OSHA Training Institute.

This is just one of many innovative training tools that Perkins utilizes to best prepare students for today’s workforce.