Heavy equipment training in Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Southcentral Workforce Development Board, Warren County Public Schools and SKYCTC have come together to provide a heavy equipment training program for adults and high schoolers.

The partnership comes from a need for more heavy equipment workers to run things such as bulldozers and cranes. In an interview with Jon Sowards, president of the SCWDB, he told News 40 the best part of the partnership was that everyone had something to contribute, whether it be money or equipment.

Sowards said that local construction companies had donated some equipment, while SKYCTC was able to provide land for training, and SCWDB secured a grant from the governor’s office to purchase simulators for Warren County Area Technology Center. Classes will be offered to WCPS seniors and adults through SKYCTC this fall.