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Omaha Public Schools eases steamfitter hiring requirements to fill vacancies
Summary
The OPS Board of Education approved a memorandum of understanding that removes a current steamfitter-license hiring requirement and gives new hires six months to obtain the license, after the district reported three open positions.
The Board of Education of Douglas County School District No. 1 on May 19 approved a memorandum of understanding allowing Omaha Public Schools to hire steamfitters without an existing journeyman license and to give new hires six months to obtain it.
The change, presented by a district maintenance official, is intended to expand the applicant pool for a trade the district described as…
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