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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; The Earth Conservancy will holding a public information session for individuals interested in applying to its Environmental Workforce Training Program.</p><p>The information session will be heldat 10 a.m. Friday at PA CareerLink Luzerne County at Wilkes-Barre at 32 East Union Street.</p><p>The program offers unemployed, underemployed and dislocated workers in Northeastern Pennsylvania the opportunity to study surveying and environmental skills and technologies without the cost of traditional college tuition. The 205-hour program includes eights classes, which are taught by instructors at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. The cost of the program is $4,289.</p><p>After completing the program, participants will earn 20.5 hours of continuing education credits from Penn State and three federally-recognized certifications and job placement assistance through PA CareerLink partners. Twenty-five students will be accepted for the 2018 program, which begins in mid-February and concludes in mid-April.</p><style>
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Earth Conservancy to hold information session for training program