INA – Three specialized trainings for surface and underground miners have been scheduled to meet 13 times this fall at Rend Lake College. All training courses will meet on the RLC Ina campus in the Coal Mining Training Center and will be taught by RLC Mining Technology Instructor Don McBride.

Annual Surface and Underground Refresher trainings are set for 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on the following Fridays: Aug. 24, Oct. 19, Nov. 16, or Dec. 14. Each course costs $50.

New Miner Surface and Underground trainings are also on the schedule. Miners will meet from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13 through Friday, Aug. 17; Monday, Oct. 1 through Friday, Oct. 5; Monday, Oct. 29 through Friday, Nov. 2; or Monday, Dec. 17 through Friday, Dec. 21. The cost of the class is $165, and attendees must pre-pay and pre-register.

New miners needing the surface-only trainings will meet from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15 through Friday, Aug. 17; Wednesday, Oct. 3 through Friday, Oct. 5; Wednesday, Oct. 31 through Friday, Nov. 2; or Wednesday, Dec. 19 through Friday, Dec. 21. The cost of the training is $120.

An Annual Refresher for Surface-only miners is set for 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21. This training costs $50.

For more information, contact McBride at 618-437-5321, Ext. 1217 or mcbrided@rlc.edu. To register for any of the trainings, contact Joy Fitts at 618-437-5321, Ext. 1261 or fittsj@rlc.edu.