Free Lead Abatement Worker Training

Next date: Monday, November 17, 2025 | 08:00 AM to Thursday, November 20, 2025 | 05:00 PM

Join us to find out how you can become a certified lead professional. As a certified lead professional, you would be able to work on lead abatement projects and help create healthier communities. Lead abatement projects involve comprehensive construction skills with a focus on lead remediation.

Work can involve:

• Changing windows.
• Painting.
• Wet cleaning methods.
• HEPA vacuuming.
• Wet scraping.
• Removing and replacing lead-contaminated soil.

Why Become a Certified Lead Professional?

Lead exposure remains a serious public health issue, especially for children. Certified lead professionals are trained to remove lead-based paint and lead-contaminated materials from homes, making them safer and healthier places to live. This work is in high demand and can lead to stable, well-paying jobs in the construction and environmental health industries.

Training Details

• Dates: November 17-20, 2025
• Time: Training begins daily at 8 a.m. and last until 5 p.m.
• Location: 1601 S Burdick Street, Kalamazoo, MI
• Cost: FREE
• Eligibility: Must be 18 years or older, 2 years of construction experience is required
• Registration is required
• Full attendance is required to achieve certification

How to Register

To sign up or learn more, please contact: Ty Liggons (517) 275-2994 or liggonst1@michigan.gov. Don’t miss this opportunity to start a career that helps create healthier homes and neighborhoods- at no cost to you.

 

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Location

Kalamazoo Michigan Works, 1601 S Burdick St, Kalamazoo, 49001, View Map