SkillUP
SkillUP is a free program for Food Stamp recipients to gain skills, training and/or work experience to raise income.
Program Benefits
- Training that’s fully paid for
- Classes can be finished in a short timeframe
- Help with resume and interviewing skills
- Help with transportation expenses
- Help with certain expenses necessary to start employment
Available Programs
- Commercial Driving: 200-hour program including classroom learning, simulator practice and real road driving to obtain a Missouri Class A CDL Driver License
- Heavy Highway Construction, Level 1: 240-hour program including orientation to the trade, equipment, site work, construction math, rigging practices, principles of cranes and safety. Students will receive a certificate from the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) upon completion. Students will also receive their Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10 card and flagger training certificate.
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Truck Readiness Education & Driving
The TREAD program offers SkillUP eligible participants free commercial driving training at Three Rivers College.