Question : Are there any financial aid programs that will cover a 3 day vocational training and certification class?
I want to enroll in a cel tower climbing school to get certified to climb, which is required by OSHA, but the class is $ 850, which I don’t have. Money is VERY tight, so I was wondering if anybody knows of any financial aid/grant programs that would cover something like this. Thanks.
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Best answer:

Answer by hobbs1833
Your employer should send you to the class. If you do not have an employer, and are trying to expand your skills cell tower climbing is a little odd. But anyway, falls from height is an OSHA focus area. You can check here on the OSHA website: http://www.osha.gov/dte/sharwood/2009_grant_recipients.html
That is the Susan G. Harwood grant recipients for 2009, there may be listings for 2008 that address tower climbing.

Other options: You can approach the local ironworkers union or electric co-op (company) as they may have an equal training, ask the training provider if they have any grants available for the training (there were several grants in the American Recovery Act)or if you can pay with a payment plan. (most will not do this due to being burned in the past) Or you can offer to help instruct or be a demonstrator in some of their other programs.

To be clear I would hope that your employer would train you as they would identify the specific equipment you are going to utilize and a little more detail on what your job function is going to be.

**Edit** The only problem with the other advice about FASFA and student aid is if the facility is not certified by DoEd then they can not get Fin Aid. Good Luck.