LEWISTON — Workforce training partners at Western Maine Community Action (WMCA) marked the celebration a successful partnership with Oxford Hills-Nezinscot Adult Education (OHNAE), and the completion of the first customized welding training program with Bancroft Contracting Corporation in South Paris.

The 92-hour program provided students with 72 hours of hands-on welding instruction at the Bancroft facility and 20 hours of math for welders, safety training and job-readiness through OHNAE. A commemorative plaque featuring testimonials from training partners and graduates of the program were presented by WMCA Regional Employer Point Assistant Monica Millhime.

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Heidi Durgin, Career Pathways/College Transitions Coordinator at Oxford Hills/Nezinscot Adult Education, and Joseph C. Costello, VP Human Resources Bancroft Contracting Corporation, display the framed commemorative plaques featuring testimonials of recent workforce training partnerships. Monica Millhime, WMCA photo