An apprenticeship program created last year to fill a need for workers in the Bakken was recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor Tuesday in Minot.

Barry Dutton, state director of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship, presented an official “Registered Apprenticeship Program” certificate to Hess Corp. for its Job Experience Training program. JET provides rigorous on-the-job training related to operations in the oil and gas industry, along with classroom training at Bismarck State College. JET is the first registered apprenticeship program with a set of program standards in North Dakota’s oil and gas industry.

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To learn more about the JET program or to apply, click here.