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Program Trains Virginia Offenders to Become Licensed Professionals
By wboc.com- Emily Stern
Published: 09/19/2014

RICHMOND, Va. - A new Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) program allows offenders to get certified to properly deal with wastewater.

Corrections officers say it's a way to train incarcerated individuals in an area of need for many Commonwealth communities and set them up for future employment as licensed professionals.

“Every community, large or small, has wastewater treatment needs,” explained Nottoway Correctional Center Treatment Plant Operator Robbie Jones. “There are many jobs available, and these jobs require increasingly stringent credentials. People don't realize how much it takes. A lot of science and math goes into wastewater operation.”

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