LEWISTON — Western Maine Community Action at the CareerCenter in Lewiston and Oxford Hills/Nezinscot Adult Education are offering another opportunity for welding training with Bancroft Contracting Corp. in South Paris.

The customized professional welding program offers 72 hours of hands-on welding instruction and safety training, held at Bancroft, plus 20 hours of classroom time for math for welders and job-readiness skills that will be held at Oxford Hills Adult Education, 256 Main St., Paris.

There is no cost for this training for income-eligible candidates. Self-pay candidates are eligible for training; the course is valued at $1,955 per person.

The 92-hour program provides students with welding processes used by Bancroft Contracting Corp. and other local employers.

Students successfully completing the course will be offered an additional on-the-job training opportunity supported by WMCA and full-time employment at Bancroft.

Interested candidates must register by calling 207-753-9037 or 207-749-8842, ext. 1545. Deadline to register is Monday, July 8.

FMI visit https://www.facebook.com/WesternMaineCommunityAction/ or https://wmca.org/.

Orientation is from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, July 10, at Oxford Hills Adult Education, 256 Main St., Oxford.