Fort Riley Military Schools, Barton County Community College provide transitional Soldiers and veterans no-cost Hazardous Waste Worker training.

Barton County Community College in conjunction with the National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education, offers a 10-day Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program at military installations across the country. The course is geared toward transitioning soldiers, retirees and family members at no cost.

The program is being offered at no cost because PETE recently received a grant for $300,000 over a five-year period from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. PETE selected Barton County Community College as a contractor to provide the instruction.

The training consists of an Occupational Safety and Health Administration hazardous materials course, a 10-hour general industry safety course and Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response training, and will consist of classroom instruction and hands-on application.