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Klamath County approves $500,000 to start statewide well‑drilling apprenticeship with Klamath Community College
Summary
The Board of Commissioners approved a $500,000 intergovernmental agreement with Klamath Community College to help launch a statewide well‑drilling apprenticeship program; county commissioners framed the move as a response to drought-era shortages of drillers and as a potential platform for groundwater monitoring work.
Klamath County commissioners on July 15 approved a $500,000 intergovernmental agreement with Klamath Community College to seed a statewide well‑drilling apprenticeship program.
The funding will come from the commissioners’ miscellaneous grant fund and is intended to support KCC as it finalizes curriculum and seeks approval from the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI). "We intend to launch this program as a statewide apprenticeship program, and serve the entire state to train the next…
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