Training in Partnership with Linde at SOWELA Leesville
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA — SOWELA Technical Community College is offering a tuition-free CDL training course in partnership with Linde, a $5,950 savings. The eight-week training course begins on Monday, August 3, and seats are limited. The free course is open to anyone who is 18 years old or above who has their driver’s license.
The Class A license training program is a comprehensive 245-hour classroom and behind-the-wheel program. The curriculum covers Louisiana Department of Transportation (DOT) rules and regulations, pre-trip inspection, backing pad skills and on-the-road skills.
Students meet Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at SOWELA’s Lamar Salter site in Leesville, La.
State-approved examiners administer the final skills test necessary to receive a state license. Completers who obtain their state license are qualified to drive tractor-trailers, dump trucks, tow trucks, delivery trucks, tanker trucks and flatbed trucks.
In Louisiana, 1 in 18 jobs are in the trucking industry, as reported by the Louisiana Motor Transport Association.
To learn more or register, visit www.sowela.edu/cdl. For questions, contact SOWELA’s Office of Workforce Solutions at workforce@sowela.edu.