AUGUSTA — Maine Job Corps has announced that heavy truck driving is back on at its Loring Center. The start date is April 2.

Job Corps is a no cost training program for young women and men, ages 16 to 24. People can choose from several career opportunities including heavy truck driving, health care, culinary arts, construction, electrical and auto mechanics.

Participants also can earn their high school diploma or HSE and a driver’s license at the same time. Qualified individuals can pursue career goals while earning wages, receiving room and board, and more, with free job placement upon completion.

For more information, or to set up orientation, tours and interviews, call Cathie Gavett in the Augusta office at 621-2350.