(live-PR.com) - (Hartford, Connecticut) -- July 24, 2008 -- Over fifteen trainees from the Hartford Jobs Funnel and the Laborers’ – AGC Education and Training Fund’s Minority Outreach Program graduated today at the New England Laborers’ Training Academy in Pomfret, Connecticut. The individuals received their certificates for successfully completing the construction employment training program, a joint effort of the Connecticut Laborers’ District Council, New England Laborers' Training Academy and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

Pictured (left to right) are Robert Weimar, Metropolitan District Commission; Doug Kerr, Metropolitan District Commission; John LeConche, Laborers’- AGC Education & Training Fund; Yolanda Rivera, Hartford Jobs Funnel; Charles LeConche, Connecticut Laborers’ District Council; Robert Foster, Minority Training Program Graduate & Class Spokesperson; and Jay Sabitoni; New England Laborers’ Training Academy.

For more information about the Metropolitan District Commission visit www.themdc.com, information about the Connecticut Laborers’ District Council visit www.ctlpl.com, and information about the Hartford Jobs Funnel visit www.capitalworkforce.org.

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