Free forklift classes

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- 22 Dec 2005 ( #240 ) - McHENRY COUNTY, IL, United States
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If you are jobless and hold no high school diploma, why not learn to drive a forklift?

According to the Chicago Tribune, a USD59,400 grant from the Illinois Community College Board will allow McHenry County College in Crystal Lake to offer free classes to teach people to drive trucks and forklifts.

College officials said preparatory classes for a written exam for an Illinois commercial driver's llicence would be available for 20 people. The classes start on January 31 and end on March 23.

For more information call +1 815 479 7679.
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