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Roadbuilding
Case, Washburn Tech team up for training program
Case Construction Equipment and Case dealer The Victor L. Phillips Company (VLP) are sponsoring a new construction equipment/diesel technology training program launched by Washburn Institute of Technology (Washburn Tech). The full-time, one-year construction equipment/diesel technology training program aims to train qualified diesel service technicians to work for equipment dealers and other service providers. Program graduates […]
September 5, 2013
Driver/operator coaching/training
Terex AWP to launch online telehandler training this year
Terex Aerial Work Platforms plans to launch an online operator training program for telehandlers by the end of this year, according to a report from KHL’s Access, Lift & Handlers. Terex AWP is still in the process of developing the program which it plans to officially launch at The Rental Show next February in Orlando. […]
August 7, 2013
Roadbuilding
FMCSA awards nearly $1 million in grants to train veterans for transportation careers
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) last week announced that nearly $1 million in new grants will be used to help train veterans and military families for jobs in the transportation industry. FMCSA awarded the grants to six colleges in the U.S. as part of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator […]
July 8, 2013
Workforce
Minnesota construction training program for women has 90% job placement rate
Facing big projects like the St. Croix Crossing bridge, the Central Corridor Light Rail and a new football stadium for the Minnesota Vikings, more and more women are filling Minnesota’s need for construction workers thanks to a training program in Minneapolis. Women Wear Hard Hats Too is a 20-week program that seeks to fully prepare women for […]
June 26, 2013
Roadbuilding
Minnesota program trains women for construction projects
A program at Summit Academy OIC is training women to work construction projects like the St. Croix Crossing bridge and the Central Corridor Light Rail, according to a report from KAAL-TV. Women Wear Hard Hats Too (WWHH2), a 20-week program dedicated to training Minnesota women in construction, focuses on teaching women more than just trade […]
June 25, 2013
Workforce
European neighbors look to Germany’s vocational training system in order to combat high youth unemployment rates
As of late, Germany has been receiving a lot of attention and praise for its dual-education system. A system the country credits for its very low 8-percent youth unemployment rate. For comparison, as outlined in a great new article from The Economist, European counterparts Spain and Italy have youth unemployment rates of 56 percent and […]
June 4, 2013
Safety
OSHA to hold safety stand-down on heat-related illnesses on Southeast jobsites tomorrow, June 4
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced that tomorrow, Tuesday June 4, it will hold one-hour safety stand downs on beating back the Southern summer heat at construction sites and workplaces throughout the Southeastern United States. Workers will stop work for the stand-downs between 7 and 8 a.m. Tuesday to conduct safety training focused […]
June 3, 2013
Driver/operator coaching/training
You may already be in violation of OSHA’s new service truck crane rules and not know it
Editors note: Last week OSHA proposed to delay service truck crane operator certification from November 1014 to November 2017. We have edited the following article to reflect that change. A complex new regulation is shaking up the world of small, truck-mounted cranes used to service construction machines and deliver building materials. Until recently, cranes with […]
May 21, 2013
Workforce
Lack of skilled construction workers and technicians could choke off economic recovery
Goldman Sachs today released a report naming the 40 stocks it thinks will boom in the coming months. Not surprising, the list was dominated by gas, oil and energy companies: 18 out of the 40 to be exact. Two mining companies were in the mix as well, as were Cummins and Goodyear. The technical advancements […]
May 7, 2013
Business
U.S. needs to “Think Big” like Germany if it wants to escape construction, technician labor shortage
Contractors and equipment dealers struggling to find a solution to the shortage of trained technicians in the United States, need look no further than Germany for an example of how to do it right. The German Engineering Federation, VDMA, last month bussed in more than 10,000 teens to participate in Bauma 2013 and a program […]
May 3, 2013
Driver/operator coaching/training
Upcoming webinar to discuss controversial new OSHA crane rules
Confused about the new OSHA regulation for crane use? You’re not alone. But by early 2014 anybody who operates or works near any kind of crane, including truck-mounted versions, will have to comply with this complex set of regulations. The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association is offering a instructional webinar on the topic. […]
April 11, 2013
Driver/operator coaching/training
VISTA Training launches new dozer simulator
Provide comprehensive training for new operators with VISTA Training’s new PC-based dozer simulator from Simlog, which complements the company’s dozer training programs. The simulation software features a medium-size dozer at work on a construction site, and has seven simulation modules to train entry-level operators on core skills and basic machine operation, including controls familiarization, dozer […]
April 5, 2013
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