Western Wyoming College offers 3+1 MSHA training

Western Wyoming Community College is leading colleges throughout the nation through the implementation of its new 3+1 MSHA training option.

WWCC is the only college offering training under the new format, which cuts the number of days new miners are required to attend training classes. The classes are provided at WWCC’s Green River Center.

According to Carole Shafer, director of workforce development at WWCC, the idea came about after the college received notification earlier this year that its MSHA training grant would end. For a number of years, the college received part of the Wyoming...