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Roadbuilding
FDOT’s Construction Career Days exposes high schoolers to careers in the transportation industry
Nearly 2,000 students from approximately 50 schools in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties received hands-on training at the Florida Department of Transportation’s 16th annual Construction Career Days, the Sun Sentinel reports. The event, which took place last week at the Bergeron Rodeo Grounds in Davie, hosted 47 hands-on learning labs that allowed students to experience environmental planning, surveying, traffic […]
November 3, 2016
Driver/operator coaching/training
Crane study seeks to determine benefit of simulators in operator training
Crane Industry Services (CIS), has begun a study to determine how effective the integration of crane simulators is in its training program. The Atlanta-based company currently trains crane operators using a combination of online, classroom, hands-on and on-the-job training sessions. The study, performed through a partnership with Montreal-based CM Labs Simulations Inc. and West Georgia Technical College, introduces […]
July 11, 2016
Workforce
Construction training to be the only subject at this Chicago high school
This fall, the city of Chicago will transition one of its vocational high schools to a curriculum based solely around training students to enter the construction workforce. The move represents a return to form for Dunbar Vocational Career Academy which, prior to World War II, focused solely on the trades. According to a report from the […]
May 9, 2016
Workforce
Vermeer launches HDD Circuit training program to meet demand for skilled drill operators
A shortage of skilled drill operators is not something Vermeer is taking lying down. Following the announcement of a partnership with its primary competitor, Ditch Witch, to recruit, train and deploy trenchless crews across the U.S., Vermeer has announced what it calls an “intensive” horizontal direction drill operator training program. Dubbed HDD Circuit, the tuition-based, two-week […]
December 9, 2015
Workforce
Iowa high school shop class tasks students with designing, building a sim home
Students in a Sioux City, Iowa, shop class are learning more than just the traditional woodworking techniques most high schoolers are taught. According to a report from the Sioux City Journal, Students in the Intro to Construction, Construction I and Advanced Construction classes are building a modular simulation home from the ground up. The students […]
October 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
AGC expands highway work zone safety training with $120,000 federal grant
The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) will be expanding its highway work zone safety programs next year via the $120,000 Susan Harwood Training Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL). AGC officials said the grant would be used to offer training classes “designed to prevent injuries among highway, street and bridge construction workers”. […]
September 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
ARTBA receives grants to provide safety training to construction workers
The American Road and Transportation Builders Associations recently received a federal grant to train workers in the transportation construction industry about fall and work zone hazards. ARTBA said in a press release the organization received the Susan Harwood Training Grant through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to expand on ARTBA’s Transportation Development Program’s “Roadway Safety Program.” […]
September 7, 2015
Roadbuilding
Volvo CE’s 2015-2016 Road Institute to offer Density Direct training in addition to paving, maintenance
Volvo Construction Equipment is offering 34 courses in 13 categories as part of its 2015-2016 Road Institute between September 2015 and May 2016 at locations in Phoenix and Chambersburg and Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. The program is now in its 50th year. “Today’s pavers and asphalt compactors are more technical and precise than ever before,” says Wayne Tomlinson, […]
August 6, 2015
Roadbuilding
Training offered for installing interlocking concrete pavement
The School for Advance Segmental Paving (SASP) is offering two days of training and education for the mechanical installation of permeable interlocking concrete pavement, June 10-11 at its Franksville, Wisconsin location. SASP says industry pros and manufacturer reps will be on hand providing instruction and training. Topics to be covered include mechanical laying and screeding, […]
June 3, 2015
Business
Palm Beach high school construction academies seek to fill Florida’s skilled worker shortage
The Palm Beach County school district has opened three construction academies that are equipping students from ninth through 12th grades with valuable construction skills through real-world, hands-on experience. According to a report from the Palm Beach Post, academies have opened at high schools in Delray Beach, Loxahatchee and the Glades as construction firms across the state […]
June 2, 2015
Roadbuilding
Arizona DOT partners with college on Highway Construction Pre-Apprenticeship certification
The Arizona Department of Transportation is partnering with Gateway Community College to offer a Highway Construction Pre-Apprenticeship certification program beginning March 23. The program is being offered through ADOT’s Business Engagement and Compliance Office and is funded through the Federal Highway Administration. The program ends May 7. “This outreach program has a specific purpose to […]
March 17, 2015
Roadbuilding
Fahrner Asphalt, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce team up to offer road construction training in Wisconsin
Fahrner Asphalt Sealers and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin (HCCW) have partnered to offer road construction and repair job training, according to a report by the Milwaukee Business Journal. “The HCCW is excited about this new partnership with Fahrner that will train and develop underutilized workers to address the shortage of skilled labor in the […]
March 1, 2015
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