How Can My Community Get
SuperJTI Training?
To obtain more information about the
SuperJTI program or request Super-
JTI training, visit the SuperJTI Website
(www.epa.gov/superfund/community/srjti/)
or contact either:
Pat Carey
SuperJTI Program Manager
Office of Superfund Remediation and
Technology Innovation (5204P)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
(703)603-8772
carey.pat@epa.gov
Karen Martin
TASC Program Manager
Office of Superfund Remediation and
Technology Innovation (5204P)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
(703)603-9925
martin.karenl@epa.gov
Through the SuperJTI program, EPA
is helping communities develop job
opportunities that will remain long
after a site is cleaned up.
The Superfund Job
Training Initiative
Does Your Community Need
Jobs and Job Training?
If so, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)
Superfund JobTraining Initiative (SuperJTI) can help!
SuperJTI combines classroom instruction and hands-
on work experience to provide local job-seekers the
necessary skills to work at Superfund sites or other
similar construction or waste cleanup projects.
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THE SUPERFUND JOB TRAINING INITIATIVE
How can SuperJTI benefit
your community?
Through SuperJTI, EPA sponsors and
supports job training programs in com-
munities affected by nearby Superfund sites.
SuperJTI will-
encourage community orga-
nizations, universities, labor
unions, and local employers
to work together;
iť increase the skills of local
workers;
work with site cleanup con-
tractors to provide job oppor-
tunities for qualified residents;
add to the local economy by
preparing local residents for
employment; and
contribute to the cleaning up
of the environment.
SuperJTI also benefits employers in your
community by providing a local pool of
trained workers.
How Does It Work?
The Superfund program uses its experi-
ence in working with communities to
create partnerships with local businesses,
universities, labor unions, community and
social service organizations, and other
federal agencies to address local workforce
issues. EPA's goal is to help communities
develop job opportunities and partnerships
that remain long after a Superfund site is
cleaned up.
EPA offers SuperJTI training through its new
Technical Assistance Services for Communi-
ties (TASC) contract. This national contract
is designed to provide independent technical
assistance and training to communities af-
fected by hazardous waste sites.
Through SuperJTI, local residents are in-
structed in a classroom and also receive
hands-on work experience. This approach
provides trainees basic technical skills to
work at Superfund sites, construction proj-
ects, or hazardous waste processing com-
panies. Such jobs include safely cleaning up
lead and asbestos, home and commercial
construction, and equipment operation.
Trainees also learn the basic life skills needed
to remain employable.
Participants benefit from the free training
because they obtain skills and experience
that can be used on the job. In addition, EPA
works with local employers to ensure that
trainees have the opportunity to become em-
ployed as soon as possible after graduating
from a SuperJTI training program.
Visit the SuperJTI Web Site at www.epa.gov/superfund/community/sfjti/
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