Jamonta had been an apprentice in an On-the-Job Training program (OJT) at Crisp Container Corporation since last summer. The program helped pay for a portion of his wages as Jamonta trained to be a CDL driver at Crisp Container.
Over 40 people attended the roundtable event including representatives from Construction, Education, Healthcare, Law Enforcement, Manufacturing, Mining, and Social Services organizations.
Reba began her employment at Man-Tra-Con in 2005 as a Career Specialist, serving Youth, Adult & Dislocated workers seeking employment and/or training assistance.
Mr. Rodriguez talked about future clean energy workforce development plans for the region, answered questions, and offered advice to frontline staff on serving customers, especially those with difficult barriers to employment.
Jacqueline began her employment at Man-Tra-Con as an Office Support Specialist serving customers at the American Job Center in Marion. She is currently working at our auxiliary office within the new Southern Illinois Multimodal Center in Carbondale.