{"id":4522,"date":"2022-12-23T17:43:14","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T17:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svk.dlr.mybluehost.me\/?p=4522"},"modified":"2023-10-01T14:48:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T14:48:31","slug":"programa-de-la-epa-otorga-500000-para-capacitacion-laboral-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/programa-de-la-epa-otorga-500000-para-capacitacion-laboral-local\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA program awards $500,000 for local job training"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5938\" width=\"688\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image2.jpg 532w, https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image2-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image2-146x64.jpg 146w, https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image2-242x106.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the nonprofit organization, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pathstonepuertorico.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PathStone Corporation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, will receive $500,000 through the Abandoned or Contaminated Land Job Training Program to boost job training in Puerto Rico.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This entity was one of 29 organizations selected around the United States to benefit from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Act fund of $14.3 million, which is triple the amount of money the EPA program usually awards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The organization, based in Rochester, NY and located in Ponce, PR, will use the funds to train up to 120 students in Puerto Rico and place at least 80 of them in environmental jobs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students from the municipalities of Caguas, Guaynabo, Humacao, Juncos, Las Piedras and San Juan will benefit from the training program that includes 334 hours of instruction in 40 hours of training in Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, Pesticide Safety Worker Protection Standard, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training, among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upon completion of the program, participants will receive up to nine state and one federal certification. As established by the EPA, this is the fifth time PathStone has received assistance under the Groundwork Program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other certifications that those who complete the program may receive are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lead and asbestos abatement,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hazardous waste operations and emergency response,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mold remediation,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Environmental sampling and analysis, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other environmental health and safety training<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The information presented in this document is from the official web site of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/administracion-biden-harris-anuncia-500000-para-esfuerzo-de-capacitacion-laboral-en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EPA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and to learn more about the Abandoned Land Job Training Program, we invite you to visit the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/brownfields\/brownfields-job-training-jt-grants\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the nonprofit organization PathStone Corporation will receive $500,000 through the Abandoned and Contaminated Sites Job Training Program, in order to boost job training in Puerto Rico. This organization was one of 29 organizations selected across the United States to receive funding from President Biden\u2019s $14.3 million bipartisan infrastructure law, which triples the amount of money the EPA\u2019s program usually provides. The organization, based in Rochester, NY and with a location in Ponce, PR, will use the funds to train up to 120 students in Puerto Rico and establish at least 80 of them in environmental jobs. Students from the municipalities of Caguas, Guaynabo, Humacao, Juncos, Las Piedras and San Juan will be able to benefit from the training program that includes 334 hours of instruction in 40 hours of training in Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, Standard of Safety for Pesticide Workers, CPR training, among others. Upon completing the program, participants will receive up to nine state and one federal certifications. According to EPA regulations, this is the fifth time PathStone has received funding under the Landwork Program. Other certifications that those who complete the program may receive are: Lead and Asbestos Reduction, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, Mold Remediation, Environmental Sampling and Analysis, and Other Environmental Health and Safety Training. The information presented in this document is from the official EPA website; to learn more about the Abandoned Landwork Training Program, we invite you to visit the page.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5940,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","postBodyCss":"","postBodyMargin":[],"postBodyPadding":[],"postBodyBackground":{"backgroundType":"classic","gradient":""},"enableOnePageScrollInPage":false,"onePageScrollCss":"","onePageScrollSpeed":1000,"onePageScrollAnimation":"easeInOutQuad","onePageScrollShowDotNavigation":true,"onePageScrollNavigation":"scaleUp","onePageScrollNavigationPosition":"right","onePageScrollNavigationHorizontal":[],"onePageScrollNavigationVertical":[],"onePageScrollNavigationSpacing":[],"onePageScrollNavigationColor":"#00ff0d","onePageScrollNavigationColorHover":"#00ff0d","onePageScrollNavigationColorActive":"#00ff0d","onePageScrollNavigationIcon":[],"onePageScrollNavigationWidth":[],"onePageScrollNavigationWidthHover":[],"onePageScrollNavigationWidthActive":[],"onePageScrollNavigationHeight":[],"onePageScrollNavigationHeightHover":[],"onePageScrollNavigationHeightActive":[],"onePageScrollNavigationBorder":[],"onePageScrollNavigationBorderHover":[],"onePageScrollNavigationBorderActive":[],"onePageScrollNavigationBorderRadius":[],"onePageScrollNavigationBorderRadiusHover":[],"onePageScrollNavigationBorderRadiusActive":[],"onePageScrollNavigationTooltipTypography":[],"onePageScrollNavigationTooltipColor":"#ffffff","onePageScrollNavigationTooltipColorHover":"","onePageScrollNavigationTooltipBgColor":"#00ff0d","onePageScrollNavigationTooltipBgColorHover":"","onePageScrollNavigationTooltipPadding":[],"onePageScrollNavigationTooltipPaddingHover":[],"onePageScrollNavigationTooltipBorderRadius":[],"onePageScrollNavigationTooltipBorderRadiusHover":[],"pageSettingsCustomCss":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[138],"tags":[326,231,324,323,327,325],"class_list":["post-4522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias","tag-biden-otorga-fondos-para-trabajos-en-puerto-rico","tag-conservation-opportunity","tag-environmental-jobs","tag-epa","tag-epa-puerto-rico","tag-trabajos-en-puerto-rico"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4522"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5941,"href":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4522\/revisions\/5941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}